| Oct 16, 1968 – Tommie Smith wins Olympic 200m in World Record 19.83, 1st sub-20.00 |
| Oct 18, 1968 – Lee Evans wins Olympic 400m in World Record 43.86 seconds; 1st sub-44 |
| Oct 19, 1964 – Bob Schul wins Olympic 5,000m – only USA runner to ever win this event |
| Oct 20, 1912 – Hannes Kolehmainen runs World Record marathon 2:29:39.2 |
| Oct 20, 1968 – Mamo Wolde wins Mexico City Olympic marathon |
| Oct 20, 1985 – Joan Benoit wins Chicago Marathon in U.S. Record 2:21:21 |
| Oct 21, 1964 – Abebe Bikila wins Tokyo Olympic marathon in World Record 2:12:11.2 |
| Oct 21, 1979 – Bill Rodgers (4th 2:11:42) and Grete Waitz (2nd WR 2:27:33) win NYC Marathon |
| Oct 21, 1984 – Steve Jones wins Chicago Marathon in World Record 2:08:05 |
| Oct 22, 1978 – Grete Waitz wins NYC Marathon in her first World Record 2:32:30 |