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In your opinion what is the most talented running family ever? I would have to go with the Howards. In the 70s/80s they dominated track and field, went on to win multiple olympic medals and still hold the 4x400 high school recrods. A short story about them from 1985 http://articles.latimes.com/1985-05-18/sports/sp-18066_1_gold-medal In 1979, when Denean was a freshman, Tina was a sophomore, Sherri was a junior and Arta was a senior at San Gorgonio High School in San Bernardino, the girls practiced what their father preached. In their first year as a mile-relay team, the Howard sisters set four national records in four weeks, breaking their own record every weekend for a month until they reached--and won--the state finals. In 1980, they moved to Granada Hills. While attending Kennedy High, Sherri and Denean finished first and third in the Olympic Trials, earning berths on the U.S. women's 400-meter relay team. Last summer, they both won gold medals in the Olympics. It was the first time two sisters represented the United States on an Olympic track in the same event; naturally, it was also the first time two sisters won gold medals in the same track event. Sherri and Denean, representing Cal State Los Angeles, will compete today in the Pepsi Invitational track meet at UCLA's Drake Stadium. Denean will run in the 400 and Sherri will run either the 200 or 400. Eugene, of course, is still their coach. Last year, Sherri ran an Olympic-record 400-meter relay split: 48.83 seconds. Remarkably, she set the mark while running with two stress fractures in her left foot. WOmen cant run that healthy now... |
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The Bekeles. No doubt. |
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The Konchellah family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Saad_Kamel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Konchellah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Konchellah Father and son have 4 World Championship medals between them (2 each). Dad two golds in the 800m. Son gold in 1500m and bronze in the 800m. Billy's brother has also run 1:42 for 800m. This family has two 1:42 and one 1:43 800m runners! Imagine running a 1:43.06 and winning two World Championship 800m titles and being only the third fastest 800m runner in your family. |
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Dibaba sisters are doing pretty well. |
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What about that Joe Clark guy from the movie "Lean On Me"? That family produced some track stars. |
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Ummmm, anyone ever heard of the Hunky Bunch? http://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06/18/news/story14.html |
| The MonBRO Doctrine |
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The Gebrselassie family won't win, but I thought it was worth mentioning that Haile G. has a brother who ran a 2:13 marathon (back when that was even more impressive than it is today). |
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What about the Centrowitz family? Matt Sr., Matt Jr. and Lauren make up a pretty good family team that includes both genders. |
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Several people have mentioned good international candidates, I'm just gonna stick w/ US candidate families, since I know them better. Here are some contenders: Carl and Carol Lewis Joyners (Al and Jackie) Clarks Harrisons Centrowitz Shalane Flanagan and Mom (forget her name off my head) |
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The Lewis def are a good bunch..how good was Carol Lewis? Carl gets all the talk, what events did she do and why is she not as commercialized as King Carl? The Yoners and if you wanna add Flo-jo Alvin and Calvin Harrison were drug cheats right, even in high school its believed? |
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Carol was a long jumper. She set the national prep record for indoor long jump. She was a four time national champion. She competed (but did not medal) at the 1984 and 1988 games. Won one NCAA championship and a bronze at 1983 World Championships. Still the American Junior record holder. Was a American record holder at one time. I would probably go with the Joyners as they were both Gold Medal winners. |
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Are Eamonn Coghlan and his son the only father/ son duo to both go sub 4:00? |
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No; Sam Bair, Sr. and Jr., and Matt Centrowitz Sr. and Jr. are two examples off the top of my head. |
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No; Sam Bair, Sr. and Jr., and Matt Centrowitz Sr. and Jr. are two examples off the top of my head.[/quote] Darren Brown and his father as well. |
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The Collins Family from Mass. Dad Wally ran something like 28:30. Mom Julie (coach at Mansfield HS powerhouse)was Big East champ at Providence College don't know times. Daughter Kailin Mass 2 mile champ and ran at Georgetown about 17 min 5k. Son Ryan high school state champ in cross, indoor and outdoor and All American. While at UVA multi time AA 13:40's 5k. Transfered to Wisconsin and was part of national champ team. Son Shayne state champ in hs, also all American. Now at UCLA as a frosh |
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See page 24 of this pdf link for brothers and father/son duos who have run sub-4: http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/Sub4-Alpha-Register.pdf |
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Wow a lot of good stuff on that link! |
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What about the McChesneys? Also, Shalanes mom was ok, back when women didn't run seriously, her Dad was even better, he ran for the US on the world XC team, also ran around 29:00 for 10k on the roads. |
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Hunky's obit. doesn't tell you much about the success of the kids, but they all ran the Honolulu Marathon back in the early 70's and were setting age division world records and were listed in the Runner's World Annual issues. Kenny Moore also wrote about them in Sports Illustrated. June of course, was the first woman's winner in 1973 http://www.honolulumarathon.org/?s=1973 Jerold, followed in his Dad's footsteps and became a medical doctor and is one of only two survivors left... that have run every Honolulu Marathon since 1973. http://www.honolulumarathon.org/?s=halloffame So, Mom & Dad ran and all three boys and all three girls did marathons. Quantity over quality? |
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hard to beat this tirunesh dibaba and husband sileshi sihine ejegayu dibaba genzebe dibaba fatuma roba who is the dibaba sister's aunt. |