low hurdles
Americannoun
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She came back Saturday morning to run away from the finals field in the 300 low hurdles, winning in 44.69 seconds.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
He made a bigger splash in track, setting a world record in the indoor 70-yard low hurdles and drawing speculation that he would compete for a spot in the 1960 Olympics as a sprinter.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020
Washington's Hugh McElhenny won the high hurdles, low hurdles and long jump at the 1947 meet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2018
He achieved his greatest athletic renown in the mid-1950s, when he broke or tied five world records outdoors and four indoors in the sprints and low hurdles.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2016
Star was beautifully trained, and took the low hurdles like a lapwing, though it must be confessed that Polly felt as though her head had snapped off short the first time he rose and landed.
From Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
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