What is Track & Field News?
Track & Field News is the sport's American magazine of record — founded in 1948 by brothers Bert and Cordner Nelson and self-styled, with justice, "The Bible of the Sport." World Athletics has honored the publication with a Heritage Plaque for its service to athletics.[1] [2]
What does it cover and confer?
Championship coverage, deep statistics, and the sport's reference honors: the T&FN world and U.S. rankings compiled annually in every event since 1947, and its Athlete of the Year selections — institutions of the sport's record-keeping. Now digital-first at trackandfieldnews.com.[2] [3]
Why does it matter?
A T&FN world ranking — published continuously for over 75 years — is among the most respected independent measures of standing in athletics, and coverage in its pages has marked the sport's elite since the 1940s.[1] [2]
References
- World Athletics — Heritage Plaque: Track & Field News. Accessed August 2026.
- Track & Field News — About. Accessed August 2026.
- Wikipedia — Track & Field News (background). Accessed August 2026.