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2. List of long-distance runners - Wikipedia

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   Haile Gebrselassie, considered one of the greatest distance runners of all time, was the 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 m, and held the 5000 m and 10,000 m world records from 1998 until 2004 with a mark of 12:39.36 and 26:22.75 respectively (still the second best athlete of all time). He also held the marathon world record ...

3. Frank Shorter - Wikipedia

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   Contents. Frank Shorter. United States. Frank Charles Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with ...

4. Long-distance running - Wikipedia

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   Endurance running is often a component of physical military training. Long-distance running as a form of tradition or ceremony is known among the Hopi and Tarahumara people, among others. [4][5] In the sport of athletics, long-distance events are defined as races covering 3 km (1.9 mi) and above. The three most common types are track running ...

5. Eliud Kipchoge - Wikipedia

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   Eliud Kipchoge. Eliud Kipchoge EGH (born 5 November 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, [ 3 ] until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at ...

6. World Athletics Cross Country Championships - Wikipedia

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   Many consider the World Cross Country Championships to be the most difficult races to win, even more difficult than the Olympic Games. At most major championships, the world's best distance runners are separated into a few races, i.e. 3000 m Steeplechase, 5000 m, and 10,000 m. However, in the absence of the short course races, the World Cross ...

7. Jakob Ingebrigtsen - Wikipedia

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   1500 m. Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) [ 3 ] is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the current world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, the 2000 metres and the 3000 metres, and holds the world best time over the two mile distance. Ingebrigtsen is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold medals in the ...

8. Grant Fisher - Wikipedia

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   Grant Jackson Fisher (born April 22, 1997) [2] is an American middle-and long-distance runner. Fisher holds American records in the 3000 m, two mile , 5000 m, and 10,000 m events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics , Fisher won bronze medals in the 5000 m and 10,000 m, becoming the first American to medal in both events at an Olympic Games.

9. Jim Walmsley - Wikipedia

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   Jim Walmsley (born January 17, 1990) [ 1 ] is an American long-distance runner. An ultra-trail specialist, his wins include the JFK 50 Mile in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Lake Sonoma 50 in 2016 and 2018, the Tarawera Ultramarathon in 2017, and the Western States 100 in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2024. He holds several course records, including the ...