1929

Women's Athletics

• Lien Gisolf Clears the Symbolic High Jump Barrier

American Meets

• Nurmi, Purje, and Wide on Tour in America

• Conger Defeats Nurmi (Millrose Games)

• Purje’s Move Irritates Nurmi (US Indoor Championships)

• Avoidance Failed

• Krenz 49.90m – Discus World Record Broken

• Bracey Beats Simpson – Sprinting Season Begins (Texas Relays)

• Young DeMers Throws WL in Javelin

• Miles Fastest in the Boston Marathon

• Churchill Strongest in Kansas Decathlon (Kansas Relays)

• Simpson Silences Critics – Now 9.5 and 20.6

• Nurmi Victorious at Franklin Field (Penn Relays)

• Jark’s Lucky Throw in Iowa (Drake Relays)

• Brix Takes Second in Shot Put for the Season – 15.84m (West Coast Relays)

• Simpson Quick as Ever – 9.5 Again, Unapproved (Ohio Relays)

• Kelley Tames Kezar (Pacific Association)

• New York Championships in 10 Miles – Double Victory for Finland (Metropolitan Association)

• California Intercollegiate Meet – Americans in Throwing Form

• Simpson and Tolan's Two Duels (Western Conference)

• Anderson 14.4 – Judges Sniff the Wind (Pacific Coast Conference)

• Knee Issues Cut Nurmi’s American Tour Short

• Top Sprinters Face Off in Canada

US Collegiate Championships

• Edwards and Hill Lead the World (IC4A)

• Simpson 9.4 – Not Ratified as the World Record (NCAA)

Nationals

• Weather Affects Results at the U.S. Championships

• Britain: Facelli Crushes Olympic Champion Lord Burghley

• Sweden: Strandh – King of Multi Events

• Finland (Kalevan kisat): Matti Järvinen kolkutteli maailmantilaston kärkeä (Finnish Championships, in Finnish) 

• German Athletics Level on the Rise

International Matches

• Hampson Shines in the 880 Yards (Harvard-Yale v. Oxford-Cambridge)

• Rising Italy Defeats France (Italy v France v Switzerland)

• Ellis Overcomes Ladoumègue in 1500m (France v Britain)

• Germany Defeats an Understrength England

• Hurdles Surprise – Wennström Equals the World Record of 14.4 (Sweden v Norway)

• Ladoumègue Sets the World Leader (France v Germany)

• The Leather-Shorts Men Troubles the Cuckoo Clocks (Switzerland v Germany)

• Finland  v Sweden: Second Consecutive Victory for Sweden

• France v Finland – a Close Match That the Gauls Resolves in Their Favour Only in the Last Two Events

International Championships

• Ribas and Kleger Lurking Near the International Elite (South American Championships)