Latest updates

18 February

• added Nurmi Thrashes out a New Finnish record, Tuulos Hoards the Silverware (Finnish Championships, 1923)

17 February

• added  A Nation in Pursuit of the Phantom Paavo (Finnish Championships, 1924)

• added Ritola Returns to Finland – A World Record by Design (Finnish Olympic Trials, 1924)

16 February 2026

• added Yrjölä’s Brush with Divinity (Finnish Championships, 1925)

14 February 2026

• added Hampson's Two-Lap Soliloquy – a World-Best Gallop (British Empire Games, 1930)

8 February 2026

• added Yrjölä Grafts His Way to a World Mark (Finnish Championships, 1926)

7 February 2026

• added Yrjölä Grafts His Way to Yet Another World Mark in the Decathlon (Finnish Championships, 1927)

3 February 2026

• added Larva and Borg Give the Clock a Drubbing and Humble Nurmi (Finnish Olympic Trials & National Championships, 1928)

1 February 2026

• added Matti Järvinen Knocks on the Door of World Supremacy (Finnish Championships, 1929)

31 January 2026

• added Finnish Hegemony in the Heavy Pursuits (International University Games, 1930)

13 January 2026

• added International Matches, 1930.

1 January 2026

• added National Championships, 1930: United States, Britain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Canada, and the Netherlands

19 December 2025

• added Brothers on a Tear: Double World Records for the Järvinen Clan (Finnish Championships, 1930)

17 December 2025

• updated rankings of Finnish men in major cross country championships (OG, Worlds, Euros, Nordics, senior, junior)

28 November 2025

• added Stella Walsh and Babe Didrikson Clash for Medals (US Championships 1930, Women)

• added Discus World Record Shattered into New Territory – Jessup 51.73 (US Championships 1930, Men)

16 November 2025

• added Wykoff Fastest in the 100 Yards Once More (NCAA Championships, 1930)

9 November 2025

• added Another World Record for Warmerdam – 4.77m (California Relays, 1942)

• added Day 1 in European Championships, 1946

• added Day 2 in European Championships, 1946

• added Germany Fails, Team USA Wins (women's 4x100, Berlin 1936)

• The Netherlands succeeds at the British Championships (British Championships, 1938)

• added Kusociński defeats the Finns (10,000m at Los Angeles 1932)

8 November 2025

• added Owens Gets Four (NCAA Championships, 1935)

• added Bannister Crowns His Peak Season with a European Championship (Men's 1500 m, Euros 1954)

• added Davis  Clears the World Record Height (US Championships, 1953)

• added Lillian Copeland Launches the Winning Throw on Her Final Attempt (Day 3 at Los Angeles 1932)

• added Owens Wins the 100m and the Long Jump (US Championships, 1936)

• added Owens Overwhelming (NCAA Championships, 1936)

• added Ferreira da Silva 16.22m – World Record (Helsinki Olympics, 1952)