July 24

1908—John Hayes wins the Olympic marathon in a record time of 2 hours, 55 minutes and 18.4 seconds. Italian Dorando Pietri is the first athlete to enter the stadium, but collapses several times before being disqualified when officials help him across the line.

1931—Paavo Nurmi sets the world record at 2 miles in a meet at Helsinki, Finland, with a time of 8:59.6.

1960—Jay Hebert beats Jim Ferrier by one stroke to win the PGA golf tournament.

1967—Don January wins a playoff by two strokes over Don Massengale to win the PGA championship.

1970—The International Lawn Tennis Association institutes the nine-point tiebreaker rule.

1976—John Naber of the United States becomes the first swimmer to break the 2-minute barrier in the 200-meter backstroke at the Olympics in Montreal.

1976—Mac Wilkins of the United States sets an Olympic record in the discus with a toss of 224 feet in Montreal.

1977—Hollis Stacy wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf championship by two strokes over Nancy Lopez.

2005—Lance Armstrong closes out his amazing career with a seventh consecutive Tour de France victory.