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| 1979 Track and Field Highlights British runner Sebastian
Coe broke three world track records in 41 days
in 1979. On July 5, he ran the 800-meter in 1 minute 42.4
seconds in Oslo, Norway. On July 17, he won the mile
there in 3:48.95. His final record came on August 15,
when he ran the 1,500-meter in 3:32.03 in Zurich,
Switzerland, and he thus became the first person to hold
all three of those records at the same time. Not
surprisingly, he was voted "Athlete of the
Year" by both Athletics Weekly and Track
and Field News, and was ranked number one in
the world at 800m and 1500m. [article from The
Telegraph, August 10, 2009] Bill Rodgers won his second
straight Boston Marathon (April 16) in 2 hours 9 minutes
27 seconds. Joan Benoit led the women, in 2 hours 35
minutes 15 seconds. The World Cup II
track meet was held in Montreal, Canada, August 24-26.
American sprinter Evelyn Ashford stole the show by
winning the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, beating world
record holders each time. Other World Records Set in 1979
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