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Salvatore Antibo, winner of 5000 m 10,000 double at 1990 European Championships in Athletics in Split; Saïd Aouita, ranked among the world's best at all distances between 800 metres and 5000 m in the 1980s, a gold medalist at the 1984 Olympics, and like Nurmi, was the world record holder for 1500 m, 3:29.46 in 1985, and 5000 m, 13:00.40 in 1985 and 12:58.39 in 1987
Graham Blanks (born April 24, 2002) is an American long-distance runner who competes for the Harvard Crimson. Blanks finished 6th at the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. In spring 2023, he won the Ivy League titles in the indoor mile and 3000 meters, as well as in the outdoor 5000 meters. [2]
Track and Field News boys records – Indoor 2 April 2024 updated. Track and Field News girls records – Indoor 22 April 2024 updated. NFHS National High School record book. NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Boys 24 May 2024 updated. NFHS National High School Track and Field Records – Girls 27 May 2023 updated.
In November 2019, World Athletics (WA; formerly IAAF) also deleted several long-distance events (track distances of 20,000 metres, 25,000 metres and 30,000 metres and road distances of 15 km, 20 km, 25 km and 30 km) from the world record books.
The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [2]
Galen Rupp. Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986) [ 1] is an American long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and 2021 in Tokyo. He won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 meters in London and the bronze medal in the men's marathon in Rio de Janeiro.
The United States collegiate records in track and field are the best marks in track and field events from collegiate athletes (of any nationality ), done while the athletes were competing for an American institution of higher education . The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) track and field system has been touted as one of the ...
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 ...