This Day in Track & Field, July 27, 4x400m battle, USA vs. Jamaica (1952 Helsinki), Zatopek wins 5,000m, 10,000m, and Marathon (1952 Helsinki),

This Day in Track & Field, July 27, 4x400m battle, USA vs. Jamaica (1952 Helsinki), Zatopek wins 5,000m, 10,000m, and Marathon (1952 Helsinki),

This Day in Track & Field–July  27   1952–In a great battle on the final day of the Olympics in Helsinki, Jamaica edged the U.S. in the 4×400 relay as both teams (3:03.9-3:04.0) smashed the previous World Record of 3:08.2, which was set by a U.S. team at the 1932 Olympics. Ollie Matson (46.7), who went on to have […]