cinder track

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That record was set on a cinder track, considered the best surface at the time.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024

Bank was dismissed a few days after for shouting out over the staid Palmer as Mills sprinted the final 80 yards on the cinder track, the last time that surface was used at the Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2020

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

The outdoor tennis courts, the croquet grounds, the basketball enclosure, and the cinder track were put into shape for the season.

From Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch by Carr, Annie Roe