''Track & Field News'' is an American monthly
sports magazine
A sports magazine is usually a weekly, biweekly or monthly, magazine featuring articles or segments on sports. Some may be published a specific number of times per year. A wide range of sports are covered by these magazines which include genera ...
founded in 1948 by brothers
Bert Nelson and
Cordner Nelson, focused on the world of
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
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The magazine provides coverage of athletics in the United States from the high school to national level as well as covering the sport on an international bases. The magazine has given itself the motto of "''The Bible of the Sport''".
E. Garry Hill is the magazine's editor and Sieg Lindstrom is the managing editor. Janet Vitu is publisher and Ed Fox is publisher emeritus.
Each year, the magazine produces world and US rankings of top track & field athletes, selected by the magazine's editors along with an international team of experts. The team changes year to year, for the 2012 season (published in the February 2013 issue) the world rankings compilers consisted of Jonathan Berenbom, Richard Hymans, Dave Johnson, Nejat Kok, and R. L. Quercentani.
Many of the standard abbreviations used throughout the sport, like WR=World Record; WJR=World Junior Record; AR=American Record, started as print saving abbreviations in the magazine.
''Track & Field News'' switched to a digital-only format during 2018, but resumed its paper and ink publication in January 2019.
Since 1954, Track & Field News also publishes (subscription required) eTrack Newsletter (formerly Track Newsletter).
[Track History, Publications]
Retrieved Dec 31, 2020 The newsletter provides additional track and field meet results and lists.
See also
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Track & Field News Athlete of the Year, ''Track & Field News'' Athlete of the Year
References
External links
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Wiki: Sports magazine
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Monthly magazines published in the United States
Sports magazines published in the United States
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Magazines established in 1948
Magazines published in California
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