This Day in Track & Field, September 27, Sven Lundgren sets WR for 1000m ( 1922), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–September 27 1922—Sweden’s Sven Lundgren set a World Record of 2:28.6 for 1000-meters on the 385-meter track in Stockholm. WR Progression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_metres_world_record_progression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Lundgren 1925—Finland’s Jonni Myyrä, who won his 2nd consecutive Olympic gold medal in the Javelin in 1924, threw a personal best of 224-11 […]