Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. In British English the term "Athletics" is synonymous with American "Track and Field" and includes all jumping events.
This article contains an overview of the year 1984 in the sport of athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1985 in the sport of athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1986 in the sport of athletics.
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2004.
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2003.
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2001.
This article contains an overview of the year 1983 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1987 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1991 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1992 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the year 1982 in athletics.
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2007.
This article contains an overview of the year 1980 in athletics. The major athletics event of the year was the 1980 Moscow Olympics. A boycott of this competition meant many of world's leading athletes did not face each other, with many of the boycotting athletes taking part in the rival Liberty Bell Classic competition.
This article contains an overview of the year 2009 in athletics.
Willie James Smith III was an American athlete who was the national champion 400 metres runner in 1979-80, and a gold medal winner at the 1984 Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay.
José Gregorio Peña Trejo is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best for the event is 8:20.87 minutes
Ed Moran is a retired track and road runner who specialized in various long-distance disciplines. A gold medalist in the 5000-meter race at the 2007 Pan American Games, he would go on to represent the United States at two IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2008 and 2009, before finishing the 2011 New York City Marathon in 9th place.
Brenda Eunice Flores Muñoz is a Mexican long-distance runner. She was a double gold medallist for Mexico at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games and a silver medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games. She represented the Americas at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.
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