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This Day in Observe & Subject–October 31
1921-Federation Sportive Female Internationale types (1st ladies’s monitor & subject affiliation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Womenpercent27s_Sports_Federation
Frank Shorter 77 (1947) 1972 Olympic gold medalist—Marathon (1976-silver), 5th-10,000 (1972)
5-time U.S. Champion—6-miles/10,000m (‘70y, ‘71y, ’74,’75,’77)
1970 U.S. Champion—3-miles
1969 NCAA Champion—6-miles (Yale/2nd within the 3-mile)
4-time winner of the Fukuoka Marathon (1971-1974), thought of the premier marathon race within the
world on the time
Credited with beginning the working growth within the U.S. together with his Olympic win in 1972
Former American File holder:
10,000: 1972 Olympics—27:58.2 (warmth), 27:51.4 (remaining)
Marathon: 2:10:30 in Fukuoka (1972)
2-Mile: 8:26.2—San Diego (1971)
Inducted into the U.S. Corridor of Fame in 1989
Former broadcaster with NBC
PBs: 7:51.4 (1972), 8:26.2/2m (1971), 13:26.62 (1977), 27:45.91 (1975), 2:10:30 (1972)
HOF Bio(1989): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/frank-shorter
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Shorter
Rising Up: https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a21753998/frank-shorters-story/