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The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.03 seconds by Dave Wottle of the United States, the first title in the event for an American since 1956 and the eighth overall win in the men's 800 metres for the United States.
The Comrades Marathon is the event in which Dave Wright established his reputation as a serious ultramarathon runner and etched his name into the lore of South African running as Dancing Dave Wright [5] with his finishing line routine. He won five gold medals between 1977 and 1982, with a personal best placing of second, and completed ten races.
David Salazar Dave Clingan 1949-Jul-18 1943-Nov-23 1950-Sep-09 1954-Jun-13 Decatur, Illinois 2004-Aug-08 USATF Masters Championships 60+ 9:30.92 USA: David Schmanski Horace Grant Stephen Chantry George Haywood 1954-Jul-03 1953-Jan-15 1954-Dec-25 1952-Sep-30 61 62 60 62 Jacksonville, Florida 2015-Jul-16 USATF Masters Championships 60+ 9:35.99 ...
He took up endurance running while in graduate school at Duke University. He won the 2012 USATF 10k Trail Championship and received the 2014 USATF Trail Runner of the Year sub-ultra award. [2] [3] [4] Roche won the Quad Dipsea Race twice, in 2016 and 2019, and the Way Too Cool 50k in 2016.
The Catoctin Mountain Park Run was a 10K run (6.2 miles) organized by the Jimmy Carter administration in September 1979. The event was set up by the White House to give Carter a chance to run a competitive road race without the security risk of a third-party organizer.
David James Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a world record holder in the 800 meters. In 1973, Wottle also ran the then-3rd fastest mile in history. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running. [1] [3]
David Fiegen Luxembourg 4 February 2001 Stuttgart, Germany 16 years, 154 days 1500 m: 3:37.61 Melkeneh Azeze Ethiopia 12 February 2022 PSD Bank Meeting Dortmund Dortmund, Germany 16 years, 84 days [76] Mile: 4:07.87 Alan Webb United States 12 March 2000 Bloomington, United States 17 years, 59 days 2000 m: 4:57.74 Yomif Kejelcha Ethiopia
The favorites in the event included Belgium's Emiel Puttemans, Great Britain's Dave Bedford, and Finland's Lasse Virén. [1] The winning margin was 1.00 second. The men's 10,000 metres final was notable for Lasse Virén's world record performance . [ 2 ]