On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
18th-24th November ~ Gymnastics ~
18th Karl “Gösta” Åsbrink was born today in 1881, a member of the 1908 Swedish Olympic...
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Author: Margaret Roberts
On This Week in Sport & Leisure History ~ 11-17th November 2019 ~
11th The first track and field meeting held by the New York Athletics club is held today in 1868...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
4-10th November 2019
~Women in Sport~
4th On this day in 1933 Mildred McDaniel – American high jumper, was born in Atlanta,...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
28th October-3rd November 2019
28th The oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, Harvard College, was founded...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
21st – 27th October 2019
21st Died today in 1903, Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, he was the 12th Yokozuna, which...
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