This Day in Track & Field History, September 10, Sandor Iharos runs 13:50.8 for WR at 5,000m (1955), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–September 10 1911—Eric Lemming, the 1908 Olympic Champion in the Javelin, celebrated the first anniversary of his 12th (Pre-IAAF) World Record of 185-8 (56.60) by improving it to 191-2 (58.27) in Lidköping, Sweden. Lemming would win his 2nd Olympic gold medal in 1912. (He also won […]