ttc wrote:
If he is to be ripped on in a future post, then the criticism should also include comment on his national championship and highest WC finish by any American miler in 15 years.
You might have Holman confused with Jim Spivey, who is almost identical in size and skin color as Holman? It's understandable.
1992 Oly Barcelona
Men, 1500 m
1. Fermin Cacho SPA 3.40,12
2. Rachid El-Basir MOR 3.40,62
3. Mohamed Suleiman QAT 3.40,69
4. Joseph Chesire KEN 3.41,12
5. Jonah Birir KEN 3.41,27
6. Jens-Peter Herold GER 3.41,53
7. Noureddine Morceli ALG 3.41,70
8. Jim Spivey USA 3.41,74
1993
1. Noureddine Morceli (Alg) ....... 3:34.24
2. Fermin Cacho (Spa) ............. 3:35.56
3. Abdi Bile (Som) ................ 3:35.96
4. Mohamed Suleiman (Qat) ......... 3:36.87
5. Jim Spivey (US) ................ 3:37.61
6. Matthew Yates (GB) ............. 3:37.61
7. Rashid El Basir (Mor) .......... 3:37.68
8. Mohamed Taki (Mor) ............. 3:37.76
1999
1. Hicham El Guerrouj (Mor) ....... 3:27.65
2. Noah Ngeny (Ken) ............... 3:28.73
3. Reyes Estévez (Spa) ............ 3:30.57
4. FermÃn Cacho (Spa) ............. 3:31.34
5. Andres DÃaz (Spa) .............. 3:31.83
6. Laban Rotich (Ken) ............. 3:33.32
7. David Lelei (Ken) .............. 3:33.82
8. Driss Maazouzi (Fra) ........... 3:34.02
[9. Steve Holman (US) 3:34. 32]
[David Krummenacker (US) 7th in semi]
[Seneca Lassiter (US) 12th in heat]
make it sixteen years and:
1987
1. Abdi Bile (Som) ................ 3:36.80
2. José Luis González (Spa) ....... 3:38.03
3. Jim Spivey (US) ................ 3:38.82
4. Joseph Chesire (Ken) ........... 3:39.36
5. Omer Khalifa (Sud) ............. 3:39.81
6. Jens-Peter Herold (EG) ......... 3:40.14
7. Mike Hillardt (Aus) ............ 3:40.23
8. Steve Cram (GB) ................ 3:41.19
[12. Steve Scott (US) 3:45.92]
[Chuck Aragon (US) 10th in semi]