This Day in Track & Field, July 21, Mel Sheppard added 800m gold to his 1,500m gold in London (1908), compiled by edited by Walt Murphy
This is This Day in Track & Field History, on July 21, 2025, was compiled and written by Walt Murphy, and used with permission. Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–July 21 1908–At the London Olympics, “Peerless Mel” Sheppard won the 800-meters with a World Record time of 1:52.8. […]