Edwin Harold Teddy Flack (November 5, 1873 – January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. He was the first Olympic champion in the 800 m and 1500 m. Teddy Flack Born in London, England, Teddy Flack was five years old when his family migrated to Australia. Soon after leaving the... Teddy Flack | Alfred Edward Tysoe (March 21, 1874 – October 26, 1901) was a British athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Born at Skerton, near Lancaster, Tysoe ran part-time with the Skerton Harriers running team, while still working as a farm labourer. In 1896 he won... Alfred Tysoe | James Davies Jim Lightbody (March 15, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals in the early 20th century. Jim Lightbody Lightbody, from Pittsburgh, had great success at the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis. He wasnt favoured in any... Jim Lightbody | Paul Harry Pilgrim (October 26, 1883 - January 8, 1958) was an American athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics. Although a gold medal winner of 4 miles team race at St. Louis Olympics, Paul Pilgrim was virtually unknown until the intercalated Olympics of 1906... Paul Pilgrim | Melvin Whinfield Mel Sheppard (September 5, 1883 - January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Almonesson Lake, New Jersey, Mel Sheppard, or Peerless Mel as he was nicknamed, was rejected by the New York Police... Mel Sheppard | James Edwin Ted Meredith (November 14, 1891 - November 2, 1957) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania, Ted Meredith made the 1912 Olympic team while still in high school. In Stockholm, he won a gold medal in the... Ted Meredith | Albert Hill | Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe (August 7, 1902 – March 30, 1981) was a British athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games. Born in Manchester, Douglas Lowe attended Highgate School and excelled immediately as a middle distance runner, winning the Public Schools 880 yd (805 m) title... Douglas Lowe (twice) | Thomas Hampson (October 28, 1907 – September 4, 1965) was a British athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Hampson, a native of Clapham (London), didnt take up running seriously until the last year of his studies at Oxford University. After completing his education, he... Thomas Hampson | John Youie Woodruff (born July 5, 1915) is a former American athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Long John Woodruff was only a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in 1936, when he took the track world literally by storm by finishing... John Woodruff | Malvin Greston Mal Whitfield (born October 11, 1924) is a former American athlete, a double winner of 800 m at the Olympic Games. Born in Bay City, Texas, Mal Whitfield, or Marvelous Mal as he was called, joined the United States Air Force in 1943. After World War II, he... Mal Whitfield (twice) | Thomas William Tom Courtney (born August 17, 1933) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Tom Courtney came into national prominence while a student at Fordham University, winning the 1955 NCAA 880 yd (805 m) title. An... Tom Courtney | Peter George Snell (born December 17, 1938), is a former New Zealand athlete. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s ‘Sports Champion Of The (20th) Century’. A protege of the great... Peter Snell (twice) | Ralph D. Doubell (born February 11, 1945) is a former Australian athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Born in Melbourne, Ralph Doubell had a relatively short international athletics career, but he managed to reach his peak at just the right time and in just the right... Ralph Doubell | David James Dave Wottle (born August 7, 1950) is a former American athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Born in Canton, Ohio, Dave Wottle is probably better known for wearing his old golf headgear while competing than for his track exploits. As a student at Bowling... Dave Wottle | Alberto Juantorena Danger (born December 3, 1950 is a former Cuban athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m. Born in Santiago de Cuba, Juantorena first played basketball, until he was discovered by a Polish track coach, Zygmunt Zabierzowski... Alberto Juantorena | Stephen Michael James Steve Ovett (born October 9, 1955), is a British middle distance runner and gold medalist in the 800 m at the 1980 Olympics. Born in Brighton, Steve Ovett was an outstandingly talented teenage athlete. His first major title came in 1973 when he won the European junior... Steve Ovett | Joaquim Carvalho Cruz (March 12, 1963) is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Cruz was born in Taguatinga, near Brasilia, as the son of a steel worker. He began running as 13-year-old, and soon showed to have talent. After setting... Joaquim Cruz | Paul Ereng (born August 22, 1967) is a former Kenyan athlete, surprise winner of 800 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia, Kenya, Paul Ereng was a promising 400 m runner until the end of 1987. After enrolling at the University of Virginia, Ereng took up... Paul Ereng | William Kiptarus Tanui (born February 22, 1964) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Kemeloi, Kenya, William Tanui first came to notice relatively late in life, when he won the 1500 m at the Kenyan Commonwealth Games trials in 1989, but... William Tanui | Vebjørn Rodal (born September 16, 1972) is a former Norwegian middle distance athlete, his career high point coming when he won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Rodal, born and raised in Berkåk, made his international senior debut in 1992... Vebjørn Rodal | Nils Schumann (born May 20, 1978) is a German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Schumann, born in Bad Frankenhausen, ran his first senior tournament in 1998. At the European Championships in Budapest, he immediately won the title, although he had already won European junior... Nils Schumann | Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russian: Юрий Борзаковский) (b. 12 April 1981 in Kratovo, Russia) is a Russian athlete. He won the mens 800m at the Athens Olympics in 2004. Categories: People stubs | 1981 births | Middle distance runners... Yuriy Borzakovskiy

Edwin Harold Teddy Flack (November 5, 1873 – January 10, 1935) was an Australian athlete. He was the first Olympic champion in the 800 m and 1500 m. Teddy Flack Born in London, England, Teddy Flack was five years old when his family migrated to Australia. Soon after leaving the... Teddy Flack | Charles Bennett (December 28, 1870 – March 9, 1949) is a former British athlete, winner of the 1500 m at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the first British track and field athlete to become Olympic champion. Bennett, a train driver born in Shapwick, Dorset, was once of the top British... Charles Bennett | James Davies Jim Lightbody (March 15, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals in the early 20th century. Jim Lightbody Lightbody, from Pittsburgh, had great success at the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis. He wasnt favoured in any... Jim Lightbody (twice) | Melvin Whinfield Mel Sheppard (September 5, 1883 - January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Almonesson Lake, New Jersey, Mel Sheppard, or Peerless Mel as he was nicknamed, was rejected by the New York Police... Mel Sheppard | Arnold Nugent Strode-Jackson (April 5, 1891 _ November 13, 1972) was an British athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Arnold Jackson entered the Brasenose College, Oxford in 1910. He rowed and played football and hockey for the College, being Captain of the Hockey Team. He... Arnold Jackson | Albert Hill | Born in Turku, Paavo Nurmi (June 13, 1897 - October 2, 1973) was a Finnish runner. Nurmi was known as one of the Flying Finns; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in running. During the 1920s, Nurmi was the best middle and long... Paavo Nurmi | Harri Edvin Harry Larva (September 9, 1906 - November 11, 1980) was a Finnish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Born in Turku, Harry Larva was forced to change his last name from Lagerström to Larva in 1928 by a young president of Finnish Athletics Union... Harry Larva | Luigi Beccali (November 19, 1907 - August 29, 1990) was an Italian athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Born in Milan, Luigi Beccali, as a youth, was fascinated by cycling and track and field athletics, but choose the latter, when he met the coach Dino Nai. Luigi... Luigi Beccali | John Edward Jack Lovelock (January 5, 1910-December 28, 1949) was a New Zealand athlete, and a 1936 Olympic champion. Born in the town of Crushington (near Reefton) as the son of English immigrants, Lovelock showed talent for sports while at high school. He studied medicine at the University of... Jack Lovelock | Knut Henry Eriksson (January 23, 1920 - January 8, 2000) was a Swedish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics. All through his running career, Henry Eriksson was overshadowed by his fellow countryman Lennart Strand, except in only and most important occasion at the London Olympic Games. Eriksson... Henry Eriksson | Joseph Josy Barthel (April 24, 1927 - July 7, 1992) was a Luxembourg athlete, surprise winner of 1500 m at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Born in Mamer, Luxembourg, Josy Barthels abilities as a middle-distance runner was discovered during the World War II. His first fame came by winning the... Josy Barthel | Ronald Michael Delany (March 6, 1935), better known as Ron or Ronnie is a former Irish athlete, who specialised in the middle distances. Born in Arklow, Delany studied in the United States at Villanova University, where he was coached by the well-known track coach Jumbo Elliott. His first achievement... Ron Delany | Herbert James Herb Elliott (February 25, 1938) was an Australian athlete, one of the worlds greatest middle distance runners. He only ever lost one race over 1500 metres or the mile and during his career he broke the four-minute mile on 17 occasions. Elliott on 1998 Australian stamps... Herb Elliott | Peter George Snell (born December 17, 1938), is a former New Zealand athlete. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s ‘Sports Champion Of The (20th) Century’. A protege of the great... Peter Snell | Kipchoge Kip Keino (born January 17, 1940) was a Kenyan runner. Born in Kipsano, Kenya, Kip Keino was among the first in a long line of successful Middle and long distance runners to come from the country and has helped and inspired many of his fellow countrymen and women to... Kip Keino | Pekka Vasala (born 17 April 1948) was a middle-distance athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was born in Helsinki, Finland, where he quickly became interested in athletics. Having Paavo Nurmi as inspiration, Vasala was in the midst of a golden... Pekka Vasala | John George Walker (born January 12, 1952) was a middle distance runner from New Zealand. Walker is best known for winning the Olympic Games 1500 metres in 1976. Unfortunately, this achievement was somewhat overshadowed because 22 African countries boycotted the games to protest against a tour of South Africa by... John Walker | Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe (born September 29, 1956) is a British athlete, and Conservative Party politician. He is the head of Londons bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Coe won four Olympic medals and set eight world records in middle distance track events. His rivalries with fellow... Sebastian Coe (twice) | Peter Kipchumba Rono (born July 31, 1967) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Kapsabet, Kenya, Peter Rono won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 1984 in both the 1500 m and 5000 m. He also won the... Peter Rono | Fermín Cacho Ruiz (born February 16, 1969) is a Spanish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Ágreda, Spain, Fermín Cacho had an enviable competitive record in the 1500 m, but it wasnt until late in his career that he produced a... Fermín Cacho | Noureddine Morceli (born February 28, 1970) is a former Algerian athlete, winner of 1500 m run at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Tenes, Algeria, Noureddine Morceli rose to athletic prominence after winning the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Junior Championships in 1988. In 1990, he... Noureddine Morceli | Noah Kiprono Ngeny (born November 2, 1978) is a Kenyan athlete, the surprise winner of the 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Ngeny, a good 1500 m runner, had difficulty breaking through, with many of his compatriots also being strong middle and long distance runners. He finally got his... Noah Ngeny | Hicham El Guerrouj (born September 14, 1974) is a world record setting middle distance athlete who has now moved up to compete in long distance events. Next athletics season in 2005 he plans to better Kenenisa Bekeles world record of 12min.37sec in the 5000m. Born in Berkane, Morocco... Hicham El Guerrouj