1923

Women

• The National Athletics Championships for Women Are Being Opened 

American Meets

• Ritola Begins to Reach for the Top of the World

• Tootell Hammered a Victory (Penn Relays)

• Relay Teams Deliver Speed (Drake Relays)

• Osborn Sets the Bar High

• Barges’ Brief Moment at the Top – 14.8 (West Point v Colgate)

• Brookins Sets a World Record in the 220-Yard Hurdles (Western Conference)

• Watson Dominates (Central Association) 

• Swedish Flair in America (Metropolitan Association)

• Riley Posts World-Leader in the 400m Hurdles

US Collegiate Championships

• Tootell Achieves World Leader in Hammer, Blazing One Lap Led by Woodring

• NCAA: Hubbard Tickles the World Record, One Inch Apart

Nationals

• USA (AAU): Murchison and Hubbard Double Winners,   Ritola Retains US Cross-Country Title Despite Getting Lost

• Britain (AAA): Liddell Soars Near to the Top of the World

• Sweden: Edvin Wide, a New King of Sweden 

• Finland (Kalevan kisat): Nurmi rykäisee SE:n, Tuulos rohmuaa mitaleita (Finnish Championships, in Finnish)

• Germany: Track Turns to Mud, but Peltzer, Bedarff, Trossbach, and Houben Aren't Bothered

International Matches

• Abrahams Secures Victory for the Brits in Transatlantic University Match

• Britain Secures Third Consecutive Victory Over France

• Sweden v Norway v Denmark: Hoff Takes on Four Events in an Afternoon

• Germany Defeats Switzerland, But Not Overwhelmingly

• Sweden in Record-Breaking Form – France Defeated Again

• The First International Match in Finland - France Defeated

International Championships

• Paddock Equals World Record in the 100m, Loses Amateur Rights (World University Games)

• Oda Emerges on the World Stage (Far Eastern Championship Games)

European Meets

• The Gothenburg International Meet - a Boost for Finnish Athletics

• Tuulos Misses World Record by Just a Few Centimetres

• Wilén Sets Finnish Record in the 400m Hurdles with 55.3, Paulen Strikes Back in the Flat Race

• Tuulos and Wide Triumph 

• Hoff Improves the pole vault World Record Twice: 4.15m and 4.21m

• Nurmi Sets a New World Record, Completing the Mile in an Impressive 4:10.4 

• Stenroos Sets a New 20,000-Metre World Record

• Lundgren Edges Peltzer in a Fierce Two-Lap Battle

• Suomen pikajuoksutaso nousussa - Halme sivusi SE:tä 10,8 (in Finnish)