cinder track
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cinder track
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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No human in history achieved the feat until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister, a British medical student, ran the distance in 3:59.4 on a cinder track in Oxford, England.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
These were the first Olympics broadcast live using satellites and the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
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
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 whole affair, as far as it concerned Cleggett, had been a matter of seconds rather than minutes; it was begun and over like a hundred yard dash on the cinder track.
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Marquis, Don
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