Athletics Track And Field - Meets in Europe and Africa Jules Ladoumègue sets a new World Record in the 1500m in October 1930. Photo: Agence Rol/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

A refreshing jaunt back to 1930 #athleticshistory continues. #JulesLadoumegue and co. snatched the #1500m WR. Meanwhile, #MattiJarvinen treated 70m like a joke, making the Finnish record better than the WR.

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Athletics Track And Field - International Matches A Depleted Finnish Team Suffers Defeat to Hungary's Emerging Talents Ladoumègue Scalps the World Lead – 3:53.8 (France v Italy) The French Discus Duo Administers Another Drubbing (Britain v France) Un...

In our ongoing series of #athleticshistory, we turn our attention to the international dual meets of 1930, where the peerless miler #JulesLadoumegue harvested points with indecent efficiency.

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Athletics Track And Field - European And Asian Meets Tavernari Defeats Ladoumègue Fast Sprinting in Germany American Team Arrives in Europe, Tolan Defeats Lammers Hirschfeld Misses the World Record by Just Six Centimeters Larva Beats Ladoumègue Sipilä R...

The #athleticshistory series goes on with the 1929 invitationals in Europe. The US team, spearheaded by #EddieTolan, tours in Europe. #HarriLarva triumphs over #JulesLadoumegue.

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#Yuhistoria -sarjassa temmelletään tällä kerralla vuoden 1929 kv. kutsukilpailujen parissa. Olympiavoittaja #HarriLarva kylvetti #JulesLadoumegue -n. USA:n iskuryhmä Euroopassa. #PaavoNurmi ja saldo Puolassa 1–1.

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