Who were the other two 5k team members on the 72 Olympic team besides Pre?
Who were the other two 5k team members on the 72 Olympic team besides Pre?
Steve Prefontaine 21 United States USA
George Young 35 United States USA
Len Hilton 24 United States USA
Chris Wasnetsky wrote:
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/mens-5000-metres.htmlSteve Prefontaine 21 United States USA
George Young 35 United States USA
Len Hilton 24 United States USA
thanks for the quick reponse.
No problem. Bookmark that site. It's the only site I know of that has complete Olympic results from every year (including other sports besides Athletics).
5000 meters, not 5k. It was a track race, not some jogger fundraising event.
.wtf. wrote:
5000 meters, not 5k. It was a track race, not some jogger fundraising event.
5k = 5 kilometers = 5 thousand meters = 5000 meters
= stfu, nobody cares
+1.
f yourself wrote:
.wtf. wrote:5000 meters, not 5k. It was a track race, not some jogger fundraising event.
5k = 5 kilometers = 5 thousand meters = 5000 meters
= stfu, nobody cares
.wtf. wrote:
5000 meters, not 5k. It was a track race, not some jogger fundraising event.
Both of those values have 1 significant figure, so your point is somewhat silly considering your deficient knowledge of value notation.
What's wrong with abbreviating the 5,000m as 5km? Or 5k? I call the 800m the 800 most times. Here's an abbreviated response: STFU.
They change the name from 5000m to 5k to make it not seem as far for pussies and old women who want to achieve this as their life goal.
According to that website, Mohamad Gammoudi PRed in both the 5,000 and 10,000 in Munich, the 10,000 being in the heats as he DNFed the final there. He was 34 coming into Munich and already had a silver from 1964 and a gold and a bronze from 1968. The 5,000 went pretty slow in Munich, so find it surprising that the defending Olympic champion would PR in that race.
Thanks for the link. I just lost a good hour to it!
Ninetonite wrote:
What's wrong with abbreviating the 5,000m as 5km? Or 5k? I call the 800m the 800 most times. Here's an abbreviated response: STFU.
For people who actually care about the sport and understand notation saying 5k is used for road races and saying 5000m is how you indicate it was raced on a track. Check up on IAAF if you need proof of this. Yes, they are the same distance but when talking about a track race if you actually call yourself a fan of distance running you damn well better say 5000 meters. Or just 5000, we fans of the sport will understand.
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asdgfh wrote:
According to that website, Mohamad Gammoudi PRed in both the 5,000 and 10,000 in Munich, the 10,000 being in the heats as he DNFed the final there. He was 34 coming into Munich and already had a silver from 1964 and a gold and a bronze from 1968. The 5,000 went pretty slow in Munich, so find it surprising that the defending Olympic champion would PR in that race.
Gammoudi's 1968 medal performances, obviously including his gold, were at Mexico City, 7600 ft. altitude. All of the distance races beyond Keino's marvelous 3:34 1500m were slow. By historic standards the Munich 5,000m races, prelims as well as finals, were quite fast, I think you'll find.
The times weren't bad considering they went out in 8:20 or so for 3k (8:56 2M). The WR at that time was Clarke's 13:16.6, although Viren ran 13:16.4 shortly after the Games and Emiel Puttemans ran 13:13.0 later that year.
haha YO wrote:
Ninetonite wrote:What's wrong with abbreviating the 5,000m as 5km? Or 5k? I call the 800m the 800 most times. Here's an abbreviated response: STFU.
For people who actually care about the sport and understand notation saying 5k is used for road races and saying 5000m is how you indicate it was raced on a track. Check up on IAAF if you need proof of this. Yes, they are the same distance but when talking about a track race if you actually call yourself a fan of distance running you damn well better say 5000 meters. Or just 5000, we fans of the sport will understand.
Christ guys, all I wanted to know was the names of the guys who ran the event in 1972. 5k, 5000, 5000 meters, its all the same. Track, road, cross country also. Carping over these little things is creating a distinction without a difference.
By the way I have been an athlete then coach and always a fan since 1958. I am an old fart.
I also use the term "nickle dime double" for what Virens did in '72. Its all just language.
Lighten up.
It's amazing how a simple question can turn into a debate about a non-issue to some of these losers on this message board.
I don't really care what they call that 3.1-mile distance but I just think it's silly when they directly quote a guy as saying he's doing "the 5000m" because no one would ever say that. But if that's the worst thing that happens to be this week, I'm good.
[quote]Weary wrote:
I don't really care what they call that 3.1-mile distance
Don't you mean 3.10685596 miles?