webby wrote:
Malmo gave a list a while ago that included Aouita closing a 3:34 1500 in grosseto in 1984 in 36. Not sure where he found the splits. Not sure where he got the splits, but if he had the last 400 and it was sub-50, I'm sure he would have mentioned it.
Groundhog Day comes 2-3 times each year at Letsun.
50.8 Ovett 1980 Oly 27.2, 27.4, 26.5, 24.3 (54.6/50.8) 1:45.4
51.2 Coe 1980 Olympics 27.3, 27.4, 26.7, 24.5 (54.7/51.2)
53.0….Coe….1984 Olympics 3:32.53
49.9… Cram … 87 Euro 3:45.5
51.5....Morceli....1991 WC 3:32.85
50.7....Cacho......1992 Olympics 3:40.12
50.6....Morceli....1993 WC 25.2, 50.6, 1:49.0, in a 3:34.24 race
51.3....Morceli....1995 WC 25.9, 51.28, 1:49.0 3:33.73
53.6....Morceli....1996 Olympics
51.5....ElGuerrouj.1997 WC
53.9....ElGuerrouj.2003 WC
51.9....ElGuerrouj.2004 Olympics (12.7,12.9,12.9,13.4) (but Silva had 51.3)
54.1....Ramzi......2005 WC (but Kaouch had 53.1)
5000
53.9….Aouita….Oslo 85 13:00.4WR
52.8….Aouita….1987 WC 13:26.3
52.2…Morcelli….1994 Zurich 13:03.85
53.4…. Kipchoge…2003 WC 12:52.79
53.5…. El Guerrouj…2003 WC 12:52.83
53.6…. Bekele…2003 WC 12:53.12
2007 13:45.87 - 52.3 (Bernard Lagat)
2005 13:32.55 - 54.2 (Benjamin Limo)
2004 13:14.39 - 52.6 (Hicham El Guerrouj)
2003 12:52.79 - 53.4 (Eliud Kipchoge)
2001 13:00.77 - ???? (Richard Limo)
2000 13:35.49 - ???? (Million Wolde)
1999 12:58.13 - 56.0 (Salah Hissou)
1997 13:07.38 - ???? (Daniel Komen)
1996 13:07.96 - 54.9 (Venuste Niyongabo)
1995 13:16.77 - 56.6 (Ismael Kirui)
1993 13:02.75 - 60.0 (Ismael Kirui)
1992 13:12.52 - 56.1 (Dieter Baumann)
1991 13:14.45 - ???? (Yobes Ondieki)
1988 13:11.70 - 60.3 (John Ngugi)
1987 13:26.44 - 53.2 (Said Aouita)
1984 13:05.59 - 55.0 (Said Aouita)
1983 13:28.53 - 57.3 (Eamonn Coghlan)
1980 13:21.0h - 54.9 (Miruts Yifter)
1976 13:24.8h - 55.4 (Lasse Viren)
1972 13:26.4h - ???? (Lasse Viren)
1968 14:05.0h - 54.8 (Mohamed Gammoudi)
10000
53.9….Bayessa…1992 Oslo 27:15
2003 WC 5000
53.4 Kipchoge 12:52.79
53.5 El Guerrouj 12:52.83
53.6 Bekele 12:53.12
2004 Oly 5000
52.6 Bekele (2nd) 13:14
2004 Oly 10000
52.9 Bekele
Sebastian Coe Ecup79 200 in 24.1 for 1:46.3
Tom McKean, Nixon Kiprotich and Jens-Peter Herold in the 1989 World Cup
200 in 24.9 for 1:44.94/1:45.03/1:45.09
At 1500
Said Aouita Grosseto 84 300 in 36 for 3:34.81
Sebastian Coe OG 84 400 in 53.0 for 3:32.53
Steve Cram and Jose-Luis Gonzalez in the 1987 European Cup
400 in 49.9 for 3:45.5
Abdi Bile, Sebastian Coe and Jens-Peter Herold in the 1989 World Cup
300 in 37.7/37.8 for 3:35.57/3:35.7
Nourredine Morceli WC91 400 in 51.4 for 3:32.85
Nourredine Morceli WC93 400 in 50.6 for 3:34.23
Cacho's was 50.5 or 50.2?(3:40.12),
Aouita 51.7 (3:29.71),
Ryun 50.6 (3:38.2),
El G 53.1(3:26.00)
At 5000
Said Aouita Oslo 85 400 in 53.9 for 13:00.40WR (pursued by Maree)
Said Aouita WC 87 400 in 52.8 for 13:26.3
Dieter Baumann OG 92 200 in 24.9 for a 13:12.5.
Nourredin Morceli Zurich 17.8.94
400 in 51.93 for 13:03.xx
At 10000
Juha Vaatainen EC 71 400 in 52.8 for 27:51? (not sure about the total)
Fita Bayesa Oslo 92 400 in 53.9 for 27:15 (Chelimo 54.8 sa