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800 m. 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.
Mark Fricker (born November 23, 1959) is a retired middle-distance track and field runner who achieved the sub-four-minute mile in the 1980s. [1] Fricker failed to win many of the races he ran because he did not possess the fast finishing kick of his contemporaries like Steve Scott, John Walker, Eamon Coughlan, Sydney Maree, Ray Flynn and the other legends of 1980s mile racing.
Steve Prefontaine. Steve Roland " Pre " Prefontaine[1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was a US-American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [2][3] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, [4] and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the ...
David Colin "Dave" Bedford OBE (born 30 December 1949) is an English former long-distance runner, whose athletic career spanned the early 1970s.Post-retirement, he served as race director of the London Marathon [1] until 2012, and is the Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission (since 2012), as well as sitting on the IAAF Cross Country Committee as the UK Athletics elected representative.
Kirani James runs best time in men’s 400 semifinals Kirani James, the 2012 Olympic champion, had the best time in the men’s 400-meter semifinals, winning his heat in 43.78.
Contents. Mile run world record progression. The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [ 1 ] while Faith Kipyegon has the women ...
The mile run (1,760 yards [2] or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. [citation needed] It survived track and field 's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four ...
The Olympics are not about hair but epic human achievements, teamwork, pride, humility and community. ... red and green, it makes for a very fun and fresh look that stands out on the murky water ...