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Haile Gebrselassie, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, was the 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 m, and held the 5000 m and 10,000 m world records from 1998 until 2004 with a mark of 12:39.36 and 26:22.75 respectively (still the second best athlete of all time). He also held the marathon world record ...
At his death, Prefontaine was probably the most popular athlete in Oregon and, along with Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, Jeff Galloway and Bill Rodgers, was credited with sparking the national running boom of the 1970s. [33] [34] An annual track event, the Prefontaine Classic, has been held in his memory since 1975.
Canadian Ian Millar in a 2007 picture. At London 2012 he participated in a record 10th Olympics. Only a small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction competes in multiple Games. 949 athletes [1] (648 men [2] and 301 women [3]) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Paris 2024, but excluding the 1906 Intercalated ...
American track and field athletes by populated place (40 C) Olympic track and field athletes for the United States (4 C, 1,305 P, 3 F) Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States (3 C, 199 P)
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We are just getting started when it comes to determining the best indoor track athletes in Section V. This season's first meets took place December 9, but there are already 19 sprinters, distance ...
David James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a world record holder in the 800 meters. In 1973, Wottle also ran the then-3rd fastest mile in history. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running. [1] [3]
Male track and field athletes of insular areas of the United States (6 C, 1 P) C. American male cross country runners (16 P) D. American male decathletes (120 P)