Who in history has "unique" performances?

Are you saying a runner who only ran world class times at only one or two distances?

And this is one situation where it would actually be LESS fun to use "coulda" times. Because the list would be so much shorter. Imagine this:

Bekele

800m: 1:46

1500m: 3:29

3000m: 7:23

5000m: 12:37

10000m: 26:17

Half-marathon: 58:10

Marathon: 2:02:30

El Guerrouj

800m: 1:42

1500m: 3:26

5000m: 12:45

10000m: 26:44.36

Half-marathon: 59:45

Marathon: 2:06:00

Only the best of the best are getting past these guys...

Sand Dunes wrote:

Are you saying a runner who only ran world class times at only one or two distances?

Not necessarily. What I'm saying is a runner who ran times at ENOUGH distances so that no other person has done all those same times. For instance, a runner who has run 1:42.0 and 3:30 wouldn't be on the list because Sebastian Coe has beatan both of those times, but if this runner also ran 12:55, that would get them on the list because (surely) no runner has ever done all three of those things.

I get this isn't really a fit but.....

This runner held the American record in .......

50

100

200

400

800

mile

..........sometime in his remarkable career.

only 33 men have gone sub-3:30 for 1500m,

and only 10 of them have also gone sub 13:00 for 5000m,

and only 1 of them has also gone sub 27:00 for 10km.

his name is Mo Farah.

/thread.

cheers.

automorphic wrote:

I know this thread has been done before, but I can't find it. What I'm saying is: who has run times in various events than no one person has equaled or exceeded in EVERY event. So for instance, Dennis Kimetto would be on the list for his 2:02:57 marathon, but so would Patrick Makau for his 2:03:38 marathon combined with his 58:52 half-marathon.

Any surprises on the list?

For sure every current WR holder: Rudisha, El Guerrouj, Komen, Bekele , Tadesse, Kimetto

Than: Aouita, Morceli, Coe, Cram, Farah, A. Choge, Lagat, A. Kiprop, Niyongabo, Makhloufi, Ngeny, W. Kipketer, Webb, Gebrselassie, Wanjiru, Souleiman, A. Bucher.

I'm sure some names are missing.

Cottonshirt wrote:

only 33 men have gone sub-3:30 for 1500m,

and only 10 of them have also gone sub 13:00 for 5000m,

and only 1 of them has also gone sub 27:00 for 10km.

his name is Mo Farah.

/thread.

cheers.

It seems you didn't understand the question at all?

said88 wrote:

automorphic wrote:

I know this thread has been done before, but I can't find it. What I'm saying is: who has run times in various events than no one person has equaled or exceeded in EVERY event. So for instance, Dennis Kimetto would be on the list for his 2:02:57 marathon, but so would Patrick Makau for his 2:03:38 marathon combined with his 58:52 half-marathon.

Any surprises on the list?

For sure every current WR holder: Rudisha, El Guerrouj, Komen, Bekele , Tadesse, Kimetto

Than: Aouita, Morceli, Coe, Cram, Farah, A. Choge, Lagat, A. Kiprop, Niyongabo, Makhloufi, Ngeny, W. Kipketer, Webb, Gebrselassie, Wanjiru, Souleiman, A. Bucher.

I'm sure some names are missing.

Bucher?

said88 wrote: It seems you didn't understand the question at all?

you may be right.

this was the question: "who has run times in various events than no one person has equaled or exceeded in EVERY event"

Mo Fara has certainly run times in various events that no one person has exceeded in EVERY one of those events.

what do you think the question meant?

cheers.

said88 wrote:

automorphic wrote:

I know this thread has been done before, but I can't find it. What I'm saying is: who has run times in various events than no one person has equaled or exceeded in EVERY event. So for instance, Dennis Kimetto would be on the list for his 2:02:57 marathon, but so would Patrick Makau for his 2:03:38 marathon combined with his 58:52 half-marathon.

Any surprises on the list?

For sure every current WR holder: Rudisha, El Guerrouj, Komen, Bekele , Tadesse, Kimetto

Than: Aouita, Morceli, Coe, Cram, Farah, A. Choge, Lagat, A. Kiprop, Niyongabo, Makhloufi, Ngeny, W. Kipketer, Webb, Gebrselassie, Wanjiru, Souleiman, A. Bucher.

I'm sure some names are missing.

Just looking at marathoners, I see:

Kimetto, Bekele, Kipchoge (10k + HM + M), Kipsang (HM + M), Makau (HM + M), Wanjiru (HM + M), Sammy Kitwara (HM + M), Gebrselassie (HM + 10k), Kamworor (5k + 10k + HM + M -- takes a lot to beat Wanjiru). There are certainly plenty of others.

automorphic wrote:

Just looking at marathoners, I see:

Kimetto, Bekele, Kipchoge (10k + HM + M), Kipsang (HM + M), Makau (HM + M), Wanjiru (HM + M), Sammy Kitwara (HM + M), Gebrselassie (HM + 10k), Kamworor (5k + 10k + HM + M -- takes a lot to beat Wanjiru). There are certainly plenty of others.

I'm not very good in HM PBs and didn't mind Bekele's relative slow HM time.

automorphic wrote:

Bucher?

He has run the 10000m in 30:40.5. Who of the 14 faster 800m runners even has a 10000m PB?

Cottonshirt wrote:

said88 wrote: It seems you didn't understand the question at all?

this was the question: "who has run times in various events than no one person has equaled or exceeded in EVERY event"

Mo Fara has certainly run times in various events that no one person has exceeded in EVERY one of those events.

what do you think the question meant?

cheers.

There are dozens of runners who fit the criteria of the OP.

So, an

"his name is Mo Farah.

/thread."

clearly indicates a not understanding of the question.

Also: Iguider, Baumann, Baala, Mourhit, John Kibowen (if you accept 27:40 on the road)

More additions: Mamede, Lahlafi

I really would like to know the full list. Also while including the odd distances.

said88 wrote:

automorphic wrote:

Bucher?

He has run the 10000m in 30:40.5. Who of the 14 faster 800m runners even has a 10000m PB?

Didn't know that!

Maybe if I have the time, I'll write a simple program to comb all-athletics. Wouldn't catch a lot of people though--like Bucher for example since he wouldn't be on the 10000m list.

If someone is really good, they could use the IAAF data. Would love to see TrackBot with the "how many dominate" feature

Obviously this isn’t in the OP’s criteria, but I just want to point out that WVN might be the best all around sprinter of all time. I think the only guy to go sub 10, sub 20, and sub 44.

Lagat has some pretty good PR’s, he makes up for slower distance times (27:48 10K, 1:02 HM) with his 1:46 and 3:26. However, if you consider El G as clean, then yeah he is better than Lagat.

said88 wrote:

Cottonshirt wrote:

only 33 men have gone sub-3:30 for 1500m,

and only 10 of them have also gone sub 13:00 for 5000m,

and only 1 of them has also gone sub 27:00 for 10km.

his name is Mo Farah.

/thread.

cheers.

It seems you didn't understand the question at all?

Is it possible to understand it?

Jones 12uns wrote:

Obviously this isn’t in the OP’s criteria, but I just want to point out that WVN might be the best all around sprinter of all time. I think the only guy to go sub 10, sub 20, and sub 44.

Lagat has some pretty good PR’s, he makes up for slower distance times (27:48 10K, 1:02 HM) with his 1:46 and 3:26. However, if you consider El G as clean, then yeah he is better than Lagat.

Not to mention WVN has the 300m and 400m world records.