The shortest elite DISTANCE runners of all time.

that one guy from University of Texas is really short but pwns in the 4x8

im short too wrote:

We need are own tread too...

Tread? Like the dwarves at Stonehenge?

That's not all you need...

However, the shortest elite distance runners of all time are (almost) all women. I'd certainly put Joan Benoit in that group.

Deena Kastor is not especially tall. Certainly no taller than Eddy Hellabuick.

Rosa Mota

Lynn Williams 5ft 0"

Abebe Mekonnen 5 foot 2 inches - 2:07.35 marathon

Kerry Pearce, the Aussie 2-mile WR record holder. Wasn't he under 5'4" or so. Guy used to do 51-minute 10-mile TRAINING runs according to an old SI article.

ryan deak

Don't know how tall, but Antonio Pinto was (is) pretty short.

13:02/27:12/2:06:36

Looked him up and some superfan's site lists him at 5'4".

I think that Mohammed Kedir was really petite.

Deak is not an elite distance runner...granted he is short, but not elite.

VArunner wrote:

Deak is not an elite distance runner...granted he is short, but not elite.

Gebrselassie is only 5'4" or 5'5. 165cm.

my favorite bezenesh bekele only 4 feet 6 inches tall, she has run 1502 for 5k, 3110 for 10k and 70 minutes for the half marathon.

doug225550 wrote:

my favorite bezenesh bekele only 4 feet 6 inches tall, she has run 1502 for 5k, 3110 for 10k and 70 minutes for the half marathon.

http://www.rfea.es/competi/calendario2006/cross/fotos/italica6.jpg

Haile's 5'4" and Kenenisa Bekele is 5'3"-5'4" as well. Boaz Chebwoiwyo (I don't know how to spell his last name) can't be taller than 5'1"-5'2" and 5'0" Laban Rotich ran 3:47 indoors a few years ago.

How short was Ecuador's Rolando Vera?

Ryan Deak 4'10.5"

traxor1 wrote:

Ryan Deak 4'10.5"

shortman syndrome, explains a lot

Roland Vera was/is 1.57 meters which is about 5'1.5"

According to Tony Reavis when the 5'3' Juma Ikangaa was asked about Vera he said, "Oh you mean the little guy."