cinder track

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And the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021

American swimmer Don Schollander took four gold medals, Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska won three, and Bob Hayes tied the 100-meter world record of 10.0 seconds, the last Olympics run on a cinder track.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2020

Harrison Dillard of the USA won the men’s 100m on a sodden cinder track that left him spattered with mud.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2020

She sprinted in spiked shoes on a frozen pond when snow covered the cinder track in winter.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2017

Nevertheless, with all her reckless talk, she was really trying her very best to keep out of difficulties in school, and on the other hand to make the best time possible on the cinder track.

From The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League by Morrison, Gertrude W.