Besides the obvious, who comprised the US Olympic 5k/10k team in 1972 at the Munich Olympics???
Besides the obvious, who comprised the US Olympic 5k/10k team in 1972 at the Munich Olympics???
The squad, IIRC, comprised George Young, Steve Prefontaine, and ? (I'm blanking--wanted to say Don Kardong or Dick Buerkle!--which is totally wrong) in the 5,000; and Jon Anderson, Frank Shorter, and Jeff Galloway (? I think) at 10,000.
Had to look it up--damn, Len Hilton was the other 5,000 guy.
Back then it was the 5000 and 10,000, not 5k or 10k.
km is correct, k is not.
I think at one time Leonard Hilton had run more sub-4 mile times than anyone else in history ... not sure if still case
Sheriff Buford T. Pusser wrote:
I think at one time Leonard Hilton had run more sub-4 mile times than anyone else in history ... not sure if still case
Definitely not the case now--not sure whether it was then. The honor (I believe) goes now to Steve Scott or John Walker.
you are right lease ... American Steve Scott has run the most sub-4-minute miles. He achieved this feat 136 times. Will check to see if Hilton ever held the honor.
Lots of US Olympic Trials info here:
http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
Lots of Olympic info here:
Hilton set the American indoor record for the mile, but I don't think he ran dozens of sub fours. He was at the world class level from about 1971 through 1975. Steve Scott was at that level from 1976 through 1991.
still think he ran more than 100 - Walker has 135 I think ...friend of mine was buddy with Leonard ...still checking
I'd be shocked if Hilton has anything approaching 100 sub fours.
5,000- Prefontaine, George Young, Len Hilton
10,000- Shorter, Jeff Galloway, Jon Anderson
I'm pretty sure Walker was the first to run 100 4 min. miles so that may eliminate Hilton. I think he was done by then. By the way I love the question...Who ran the first four minute mile?
Derek Ibbotson 4:00.0
1972 was the first Olympics since 1920 where there were heats in the 10,000. They were run on Aug. 31 with the final being run on Sept 3. Viren fell in the 12th lap but was still able to win the race in a world record 27:38.4. Shorter was 5th in 27:51.4.
The heats of the 5,000 were held 4 days later and were tremendous races. Ben Jipcho (third in the steeple) failed to qualify. Miruts Yifter, who had won bronze in the 10,000, missed his heat because he tried to enter the stadium by the incorrect gate. Viren won the Sept. 10 final in an Olympic record 13:26.4 and Prefontaine was 4th in 13:28.4. Viren ran his last 800 in 1:56.0 and the last 400 in 56.0
They were all great races!
OrvilleAtkins wrote:
Viren ran his last 800 in 1:56.0 and the last 400 in 56.0
And his last 1600 in 3:59.8...
Walker was the first to 100. Steve Scott was close and had suggested at one point that Walker wait at 99 until Scott had also run 99 sub 4:00s and that they race each other with the winner being the first with 100 sub 4:00s.
Orville,
Who was the third US steeplechaser at Munich. I know Steve Savage and Mike Manley were two of the
The marathon is the only running race on the road at the Olympics.
HRE wrote:
Who was the third US steeplechaser at Munich. I know Steve Savage and Mike Manley were two of the
Ooh, ooh, I know this one!
Would you believe...Doug Brown?
zcbkheret54trswy wrote:
Back then it was the 5000 and 10,000, not 5k or 10k.
km is correct, k is not.
L is correct, as in the loser who posted this.
Living in the Past wrote:
I'd be shocked if Hilton has anything approaching 100 sub fours.
no way hilton ran a large # of sub 4's. he became a 'fast' miler, after his college years. sort of like dick burkle did. kind of unusual. mike slack broke 4 minutes too, after being known as a 'distance ruuner' in college.