The History Of TFN Interviews

							        The History Of
       T&FN Interviews
One of the most popular ongoing features in the pages of Track
& Field News is the formal Q&A interview. Here’s an accounting
of them from their inception (numbers in parentheses indicate
repeat performances):


1973
01 ............. December .......... Brian Oldfield


1974
02 ............. II March .............. John Walker
03 ............. II May ................. Paul Geis
04 ............. II June ................ Ivory Crockett
05 ............. II July ................. Reggie Jones
06 ............. II July ................. Tom Byers
07 ............. I August ............. Reynaldo Brown
08 ............. II August ............ Dan Ferris
09 ............. September ......... Jesse Owens
10 .............     "     ............ Jim Bolding
11 ............. October ............. Peter Snell
12 ............. November .......... John Powell
13 ............. December .......... Steve Williams


1975
14 ............. January ............. Rick Wohlhuter
15 ............. February ............ Marty Liquori
16 ............. March ................. Filbert Bayi
17 ............. April ................... Frank Shorter
18 ............. May .................... Ben Jipcho
19 ............. June ................... Al Feuerbach
20 ............. July .................... Houston McTear
21 ............. August ............... Eamonn Coghlan
22 ............. September ......... Guy Drut
23 ............. October ............. Bruce & Chrystie Jenner
24 ............. November .......... Ralph Mann
25 ............. December .......... Bernie Wagner


1976
26 ............. January ............. Brian Oldfield (2)
27 ............. February ............ John Walker (2)
28 ............. March ................. Valeriy Borzov
29 ............. April ................... Dwight Stones
30 ............. May .................... Dan Ripley
31 ............. June ................... Harvey Glance
32 ............. September ......... Edwin Moses
33 ............. October ............. Arnie Robinson
34 ............. November .......... Mike Boit
35 ............. December .......... Willie Davenport


1977
36 ............. January ............. Bruce Jenner (2)
37 ............. February ............ Mac Wilkins
38 ............. March ................. Terry Albritton
39 ............. May .................... Mark Belger
40 ............. June ................... Mike Shine
41 ............. July .................... Earl Bell
42 ............. October ............. Fred Dixon
43 ............. November .......... Alberto Juantorena
44 ............. December .......... Kate Schmidt


1978
45 ............. February ............ Bill Rodgers
46 ............. March ................. Dick Buerkle
47 ............. May .................... Franklin Jacobs
48 ............. June ................... Steve Scott
49 ............. July .................... Al Oerter
50 ............. August ............... Greg Foster
51 ............. September ......... Vladimir Yashchenko
52 ............. October ............. James Butts
53 ............. November .......... Clancy Edwards
54 ............. December .......... Jane Frederick


1979
55 ............. January ............. Henry Rono
56 ............. February ............ Renaldo Nehemiah
57 ............. March ................. Dwight Stones (2)
58 ............. April ................... Tom Jennings
59 ............. May .................... Daley Thompson
60 ............. June ................... Bob Roggy
61 ............. July .................... Willie Smith
62 ............. August ............... Don Paige
63 ............. September ......... Sebastian Coe
64 ............. October ............. Larry Myricks
65 ............. November .......... Bob Coffman
66 ............. December .......... Evelyn Ashford


1980
67 ............. February ............ Ron Livers
68 ............. April ................... Mary Decker
69 ............. May .................... Craig Virgin
70 ............. June ................... Billy Mullins
71 ............. August ............... Henry Marsh
72 ............. October ............. Tom Hintnaus
73 ............. November .......... Willie Banks
74 ............. December .......... Carl Lewis
1981
75 ............. February ............ Wlad. Kozakiewicz
76 ............. March ................. Rod Dixon
77 ............. May .................... James Sanford
78 ............. June ................... Sydney Maree
79 ............. September ......... Sebastian Coe (2)
80 ............. October ............. Cliff Wiley
81 ............. November .......... Bill Rodgers (2)
82 ............. December .......... James Robinson


1982
83 ............. February ............ Billy Olson
84 ............. March ................. Debbie Brill
85 ............. April ................... Don Paige (2)
86 ............. May .................... Henry Rono (2)
87 ............. June .................. Jeff Phillips
88 ............. July .................... Suleiman Nyambui
89 ............. August ............... Steve Scott (2)
90 ............. September ......... Dave Volz
91 ............. October ............. Dave Laut
92 ............. November .......... Tom Byers
93 ............. December .......... Keith Connor


1983
94 ............. February ............ Steve Cram
95 ............. March ................. Greg Foster (2)
96 ............. April ................... Rob de Castella
97 ............. May .................... Henry Marsh (2)
98 ............. June ................... Bert Cameron
99 ............. July .................... Eamonn Coghlan (2)
100 ........... October ............. Tom Petranoff
101 ........... November .......... Doug Padilla
102 ........... December .......... Edwin Moses (2)


1984
103 ........... January ............. Alberto Salazar
104 ........... February ............ Chuck DeBus
105 ........... March ................. Louise Ritter
106 ........... April ................... Daley Thompson
107 ........... May .................... Ben Plucknett
108 ........... June ................... Mel Lattany
109 ........... July .................... Mike Conley
110 ........... October ............. Joaquim Cruz
111 ........... November .......... Carlos Lopes
112 ........... December .......... John Powell (2)


1985
113 ........... February ............ Joan Benoit
114 ........... March ................. Valerie Brisco-Hooks
115 ........... April ................... Mike Tully
116 ........... May .................... Dwight Stones (3)
117 ........... June ................... Steve Scott (3)
118 ........... July .................... Al & Jackie Joyner
119 ........... August ............... Joe Dial
120 ........... September ......... Steve Cram
121 ........... October ............. Johnny Gray
122 ........... November .......... Steve Ovett
123 ........... December .......... Andre Phillips


1986
124 ........... March ................. Jim Howard
125 ........... May .................... Pat Porter
126 ........... June ................... Said Aouita
127 ........... July .................... Jud Logan
128 ........... September ......... Jackie Joyner
129 ........... October ............. Harvey Glance/
.................   " .................. Dwayne Evans
130 ........... November .......... Mark Nenow
131 ........... December .......... Jim Spivey


1987
132 ........... March ................. Earl Bell (2)
133 ........... April ................... Larry Myricks (2)
134 ........... May .................... Daley Thompson (2)
135 ........... June ................... Tonie Campbell
136 ........... September ......... Butch Reynolds
137 ........... December .......... Calvin Smith


1988
138 ........... March ................. Danny Harris
139 ........... April ................... Marcus O’Sullivan
140 ........... May .................... Don Kardong
141 ........... June ................... John Brenner
142 ........... September ......... Willie Banks (2)
143 ........... December .......... Henry Marsh


1989
144 ........... March ................. Randy Barnes
145 ........... May .................... Steve Lewis
146 ........... June ................... Ingrid Kristiansen
147 ........... October ............. Roger Kingdom
148 ........... November .......... Abdi Bile
149 ........... December .......... Carl Lewis (2)


1990
150 ........... January ............. Pat Porter
151 ........... February ............ Sandra Farmer-Patrick
152 ........... March ................. Frank Shorter (2)
152 ........... May .................... Suzy Favor
153 ........... June ................... Hollis Conway
154 ........... July .................... Ollan Cassell
155 ........... September ......... Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2)
156 ........... October ............. PattiSue Plumer
157 ........... November .......... Paul Ereng
158 ........... December .......... Joe Falcon


1991
159 ........... March ................. Noureddine Morceli
160 ........... April ................... Leroy Burrell
161 ........... May .................... Kenny Harrison
162 ........... June ................... Mike Buncic
163 ........... August ............... Lynn Jennings
164 ........... October ............. Jim Spivey


1992
165 ........... February ............ Gwen Torrence
166 ........... March ................. Primo Nebiolo
167 ........... May .................... Ken Flax
168 ........... June ................... Dan O’Brien
169 ........... September ......... Kevin Young
170 ........... November .......... Brian Diemer
171 ........... December .......... Evelyn Ashford (2)


1993
172 ........... February ............ Tony Dees
173 ........... March/April ........ Shelly Steely
174 ........... May .................... Michael Johnson
175 ........... June ................... Herman Frazier
176 ........... July .................... Michael Marsh
177 ........... December .......... Mike Conley
1994
178 ........... February ............ Todd Williams
179 ........... April ................... Carl Lewis (3)
180 ........... June ................... Tom Pukstys
181 ........... July .................... Andre Cason
182 ........... September ......... Lance Deal
183 ........... October ............. Bob Kennedy
184 ........... November .......... Dennis Mitchell
185 ........... December .......... Regina Jacobs


1995
186 ........... February ............ Derrick Adkins
187 ........... April ................... Steve Holman
188 ........... May .................... Mike Powell
189 ........... June ................... Erik Nedeau
190 ........... July .................... Dave Johnson
191 ........... November .......... Ruth Wysocki


1996
192 ........... January ............. John Godina
193 ........... February ............ Danny Harris (2)
194 ........... November .......... Gail Devers


1997
195 ........... February ............ Pat Rico
196 ........... April ................... U.S. Relay Directors
................. (Scott Davis, Bob Ehrhart, Dave Johnson)
197 ........... June ................... Charles Austin


1998
198 ........... February ............ Cordner Nelson
199 ........... July .................... Kevin Sullivan
200 ........... December .......... Craig Masback
1999
none


2000
201 ........... January ............. Jeff Hartwig
202 ........... February ............ Maurice Greene
203 ........... June ................... Gabe Jennings/
............................................. Michael Stember
204 ........... October ............. John Chaplin


2001
205 ........... January ............. Michael Johnson (2)
206 ........... March ................. Bob Kennedy (2)


2002
207 ........... January ............. Alan Webb
208 ........... February ............ Allen Johnson
209 ........... May .................... Deena Drossin
210 ........... November .......... Tim Montgomery
211 ........... December .......... Paula Radcliffe
212 ...........   “   .................. Khalid Khannouchi


2003
213 ........... September ......... Stacy Dragila
214 ........... November .......... Paul Tergat


2004
215 ........... January ............. Dwight Phillips
216 ........... February ............ Haile Gebrselassie
217 ........... March ................. Christian Olsson
218 ........... May .................... Sanya Richards
219 ........... December .......... Breaux Greer
2005
220 ........... March ................. Craig Masback
221 ........... April ................... Justin Gatlin
222 ........... May .................... Tim Mack
223 ........... June ................... Amy Acuff
224 ........... October ............. Bryan Clay
225 ........... November .......... Allyson Felix
226 ........... December .......... Jeremy Wariner


2006
227 ........... March ................. Adam Nelson
228 ........... April ................... Bernard Lagat
229 ........... May .................... Walter Davis
230 ........... July .................... John McDonnell
231 ........... November .......... Allen Johnson (2)
232 ........... December .......... Jan Železný


2007
233 ........... April ................... Andrew Rock
234 ........... May .................... Matt Tegenkamp
235 ........... June ................... Asafa Powell
236 ........... July .................... Lauryn Williams
237 ........... September ......... Tyson Gay


2008
238 ........... March ................. Brad Walker
239 ........... "   ...................... Jenn Stuczynski
240 ........... April ................... Wallace Spearmon
241 ........... May .................... Dathan Ritzenhein
242 ........... June ................... Kerron Clement
243 ........... July .................... Vin Lananna
2009
244 ........... January ............. Shalane Flanagan
245 ........... April ................... Deena Kastor (2)
246 ........... May .................... Lolo Jones
247 ........... June ................... LaShawn Merritt
248 ........... July .................... Bryan Clay (2)
249 ........... October ............. Doug Logan


2010
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