This dimension places an athlete in the years they were actually competing. Wikipedia notes Pele "began playing for the Brazilian club Santos at age 15" and continued until "after retiring in 1977," a career spanning more than two decades. Browsing by active era sets an athlete alongside the rivals who were competing during the same period.
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Defining CharacteristicTrack and field is a sport that includes many different kinds of athletic contests that are based on running, jumping, and throwing. 1 1880s
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Track and field is a sport that includes many different kinds of athletic contests that are based on running, jumping, and throwing.
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Which athletes belong under this Track and Field Disciplines category?
Sprinters, distance runners, jumpers, throwers, combined-event athletes and Para athletics competitors, but not cyclists or swimmers.
This subcategory groups athletes of the running, jumping, throwing and combined-event disciplines governed by World Athletics, including sprinters, distance runners, jumpers, throwers, combined-event athletes and Para athletics competitors. Endurance athletes whose sport is cycling or swimming rather than running are excluded, even though their events are also endurance-based.