Latest updates

5 April 1930

• added the Biographical Index of the year 1930

3 April 2026

• added Decadal Overviews: National Championships and Olympic Trials 1921–1930:  Sweden and Finland

• added Decadal Overviews: NCAA Championships 1921–1930

1 April 2026

• added Decadal Overviews: National Championships and Olympic Trials 1921–1930:  USA, England, and Germany

31 March 2026

• added links to Key Moments of the Track and Field Year 1930 (at the bottom of the page): An audio conversation, timeline, quiz, and more

29 March 2026

• added more meets in Europe, particularly in the Nordic countries, 1930 

17 March 2026

• added Meets in Europe and Africa, 1930

28 February 2026

• added Triple Crown for Stanisława Walasiewicz (Women's World Games, 1930)

18 February 2026

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

17 February 2026

• 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)