Dunaway inducted into USATF Hall of Fame

Track and field journalist James Dunaway, a long-time correspondent for IAAF.org, who has covered every summer Olympic Games since 1956 and has written countless articles about the sport and its athletes that have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, was elected to the Hall of Fame in the Contributors category.

The IAAF offers its sincerest congratulations to Jim, who incidentally is reporting for the IAAF website at this weekend’s ING New York City Marathon (Sun 7 Nov).

JAMES DUNAWAY
Born:  August 17, 1927 in Houston, Texas

Jim Dunaway started covering track meets for money as well as enjoyment at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, and has covered every Games since then, 14 in all. He has also covered every World Track and Field Championships but one, 52 NCAA outdoor championships, and more than 100 indoor and outdoor AAU, TAC, and USA National Championships.

His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Signature, The Runner, Runners' World, Track & Field News, American Track & Field, and many other magazines and newspapers.

Author of the best-selling Sports Illustrated Book of Track & Field: Running Events, he was twice (1990-2001) and (2005-2007) elected president of the Track and Field Writers of America.

For more information on USA Track & Field and the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, visit: www.usatf.org.