Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Classic athletics action from yesteryear

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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1950-59

We look at some of the finest performances from the 1950s in our 'greatest moments' series to mark the 80th anniversary of AW
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Greatest moments in athletics history: 1945-49

To mark the 80th anniversary of AW, we look back at the sport's most memorable events, starting with the first few years of the magazine's life in the post-war era
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Jonathan Edwards celebrates 30 years as triple jump world record-holder

British athlete says his iconic 18.29m jump in Gothenburg in 1995 is "almost part of me and more than I could ever hope to achieve in sport"
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Maeve Kyle, Ireland's first female track and field Olympian, dies aged 96

Three-time Olympian also won European indoor 400m bronze in 1966 before a long and successful spell coaching
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Golden oldies gather for emotional English Schools parade

Champions of yesteryear proudly take to the track at the Alexander Stadium as they relive memories of their teenage triumphs
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Steve Cram's world record-breaking summer of 1985

From drunken drumming on stage next to Saïd Aouita to answering press conference questions from a songwriting great, the Jarrow Arrow looks back on a golden season 40 years ago
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Donna Fraser: my greatest race

After training with Cathy Freeman in the lead-up to an unforgettable race, the British sprinter ran a PB by almost half a second but just missed out on a medal
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Steve Prefontaine: 50 years on

US athlete made his mark in a way no distance runner had done before or since and 50 years after his death we look into what made the ‘James Dean of athletics’ such a phenomenon
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My greatest race – Ellen van Langen

Rated as an outside bet due to an Achilles injury the previous year, the Dutch athlete chose the perfect time […]
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From the AW archive: birth of the Diamond League

It’s 15 years since Asafa Powell led the way at the first ever Diamond League meeting This month marks 15 […]
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Paul Larkins: out of the shadows

In his new book, former AW editor Paul Larkins recalls what it was like to mix it with the best […]
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My greatest race: Hayley Tullett

Welsh middle-distance runner says finishing runner-up to Kelly Holmes in the 2002 Commonwealth Games 1500m in Manchester is her finest […]
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