Track And Field - Decathlon - Javelin
Sep. 09, 1956 - Gordon Pirie Breaks World Record: The famous British runner, Gordon Pirie, running at Malmoe, Sweden, on Tuesday, broke the world record for 3, 000 Metres, with a time of 7 mins. 52.8 secs. Istvan Rozsavcelgyi of Hungary was second, and Sandor Iharos, also of Hungary, was third. Photo shows A young spectator reaches out to grasp Gordon Pirie's hand in congratulation - watched by an applauding crowd - after Pirie had broke the world record in Malmoe
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