This Day in Track & Field, July 30, Emil Zatopek takes London 10,000m (1948), Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz wins Moscow pole vault (1980), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services

This Day in Track & Field, July 30, Emil Zatopek takes London 10,000m (1948), Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz wins Moscow pole vault (1980), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services

This Day in Track & Field–July  30 1928—Canada’s Percy Williams took the first half of his sprint double at the Amsterdam Olympics by winning the Men’s 100-meters in 10.8. He would win the 200 two days later. Winning the silver and bronze medals were Great Britain’s Jack London (10.9) and Germany’s Georg Lammers (10.9). Finishing 4th was 18-year old […]