NAME DATE July 02, 2020

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Module 2 Activity
TIMELINE: HISTORY OF
ATHLETICS

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FIVE DAY
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PROGRA 5 CENTURY BC
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 From this century, the religiousM

festival began to
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consist of a five-day program which includes
three foot races (stadion, diaulos & dolichos), TRACK
pentathion (discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling
& foot race), pugmme, pale, pankration & AND MI
 New wave of development of track

hoplitodromos.
Events for equestrian and human were added.
FIELD
and field has begun at this timeDD
specifically in the Northern part of
 By this century, tethrippon & the keles were also LE
included.
Europe.
 The first competitions of track ad fieldAGE

MARATHON 18
started in the 19th century. S
 Not an event of Ancient Olympic Games , but is a
modern event first introduced in the Modern Olympic
Games in Athens.
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 A 42.195 kilometers race that commemorates the run
of Pheidippides (an ancient day runner). ASSOCIATI
 The distance of the marathon was standardized in 19T
1908 as 26miles and 385 yards (from Windsor Castle
to White City Stadium)
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 During this period, athletic H
associations were established and
 Biggest milestone of track & field came back at
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SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES national competitions took place.
 First time to introduce metric measurement in the  Amateur Athletic Association of TUR
track and field competitions England, who organized the annual Y
AAA Championship, New York
2nd Milestone 19
Athletic Club from US who organized
the first USA Outdoor Track and Field
 The second milestone occurred
during this period when
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Championship in 1878 are some of
the associations who organize
International Amateur Athletic competitions.
Federation (IAAF) was founded
and became the governing body
for track & field. WOMEN
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 At this period, women already
SPORT
became part of the athletics because21
of the women sport movement who
MOVEMENT
organized the Women’s World
19However women first
Games.
IAAF participated
 Officially, IAAF abandoned the notion in track and field
of amateurism and it became the 82
competitions at the Olympic Games
back in 1928 SUMMER OLYMPIC
organization of professional athletes.
GAMES.
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who won on the Olympic Games
(Athletics)

ATHLETE’S NAME: Simeon Toribio

OLYMPIC YEAR: 1932 Summer
RANK/AWARDS: Bronze Medal

ATHLETE’S NAME: Miguel White

OLYMPIC YEAR: 1936 Summer
RANK/AWARDS: Bronze Medal

ATHLETE’S NAME: Anthony Villanueva

OLYMPIC YEAR: 1964 Summer
RANK/AWARDS: Silver Medal