Also Jean Bouin, France who set the 10,000 meter mark at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 and was killed on the Western Front in 1914. Nurmi broke his record in 1921.
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х, Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих) (11 June 1955 – 14 September 2021) was a track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union from 1976–1991 in the hammer t...
Daniel Komen another obvious one. I thought Samuel Wanjiru might fit the criteria but his record was broken the year before he died. Women’s 800 record will be one. W400 may as well if Sydney doesn’t get it.
Daniel Komen another obvious one. I thought Samuel Wanjiru might fit the criteria but his record was broken the year before he died. Women’s 800 record will be one. W400 may as well if Sydney doesn’t get it.