O'Brien's First (M shot put)
Marjorie Jackson Dominant (W 100 metres)
Ferreira da Silva 16.22m – World Record
Zatopek Victorious (M 5000 metres)
Strickland Wins the Hurdles (W 80 metres hurdles)
Rhoden Wins, McKenley's Furious Homestretch Was Not Quite Enough (M 400 metres)
Zybina Takes the Soviet Union's Second Olympic Gold in Track and Field History (W shot put)