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Anders Gärderud (born August 28 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ August 28 From Wikipedia August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. Events 400-1899 Wednesday, August 28, 475... August 28, 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. (see link for calendar) Events January January 4 - Theodore Schurch becomes the last person to be executed for offences committed under the Treachery Act of 1940 January 7 - Allied recognize Austrian republic with 1937 borders - the country is divided into four occupation... 1946) is a former The Kingdom of Sweden ( Swedish: Konungariket Sverige listen?) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on... Swedish This article refers to the British English definition of Athletics that is limited in scope to sporting events that in American English are known as Track and Field. Thus, Track and Field redirects here. If you are looking for the American English definition of the word athletics, which is used... athlete, winner of 3000 This article is about the unit of length. For other uses of metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. It is defined as the length of the path traveled by light in an absolute vacuum during a... m steeplechase at the Categories: 1976 Summer Olympics ... 1976 Summer Olympics.

Born in Stockholm [, ] is the capital and the largest City of Sweden. The City of Stockholm is administratively a municipality within Stockholm County, the population of the city proper is 761,721 (2004), with the suburbs included, the population is 1,695,946 (2004) (Stockholm County except Norrtälje, Nykvarn, Nynäshamn... Stockholm, Anders Gärderud experimented with several events without any success, before he rose to athletic greatness in the 3000 m steeplechase.

Gärderud's first major tournament were the The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. Mexico City beat Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games. Highlights Because of the high altitude of Mexico City (2700 m), many endurance athletes have trouble coping with the thin air. For the first time... 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 800 m and 1500 m. In the following years, Gärderud consentrated only to the 3000 m steeplechase, and was already a main favourite at the The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in West Germany. In the bid to organise the Olympics, Detroit, Madrid and Montreal were beaten. Medal count Top medal-collecting nations: (for the full table, see 1972 Summer Olympics medal count) See also 1972 Summer Paralympics International Olympic Committee... 1972 Summer Olympics, but unfortunately he was suffering from a bad cold, and was eliminated in his heat. Gärderud was also eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m at the Olympics, but only seven days later, he set a new 3000 m steeplechase A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. In the United States the form worlds record was formerly more common. In a number of sports, such as athletics or swimming world records are set in a number of events that is regularly... world record of 8.20.8.

At the 1974 European Championships, Gärderud was narrowly beaten by Alternate use: see Bronislaw Malinowski for the anthropologist. Bronisław Malinowski (June 4, 1951 - September 27, 1981) was a Polish athlete who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the 3000 m steeplechase. Born in Nowe, Poland, Malinowski came 4th at the 1972 Summer... Bronisław Malinowski from The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania... Poland, but managed to broke the 3000 m steeplechase world record twice in 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). Events January January 1 - Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to between 30 months and 8 years in... 1975. At first he ran 8.10.4 and only six days later 8.09.8.

The culmination of Gärderud's career was at the Categories: 1976 Summer Olympics ... 1976 Summer Olympics, where after a stirring contest with Malinowski, Gärderud won the gold medal in a new world record of 8.08.0.

These are the male Olympic medalists in athletics. See Olympic medalists in athletics (women) for female medalists, category:athletes for other track and field athletes and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports. 60 m This event has only been held twice. Both winners, Kraenzlein and Hahn, were also successful... Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's steeplechase

2500 m steeplechase: George Washington Orton (January 10, 1873-June 26, 1958) was Canadian middle-distance runner. In 1900, he was the first Canadian to become Olympic champion. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, Orton did his undergraduate studies in at the University of Toronto, before switching to the University of Pennsylvania in 1893. By... George Orton | 2590 m steeplechase: 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 | 3200 m steeplechase: Arthur Russell (March 13, 1886 - August 23, 1972) was a British athlete, winner of 3200 m steeplechase at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Arthur Russell from Staffordshire won the British AAA Championships in steeplechase from 1904 to 1906. He won his first AAA title being only 17 years old. At the... Arthur Russell

4000 m steeplechase: John Thomas Jack Rimmer (April 27, 1878 - June 6, 1962) was a British athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, John Rimmer won the British AAA Championships in 4 miles in 1900. At the Paris Olympics, Rimmer at first participated in the... John Rimmer

3000 m steeplechase: Percy Hodge (December 26, 1890 - December 27, 1967) was a British athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. The 1920 summer Olympics were the first to include a (now common) 3000m steeplechase. This was run on a grass course, unlike later competitions. Percy... Percy Hodge | Vilho Eino Ville Ritola (January 18, 1896 – April 24, 1982) was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was internationally known as one of the Flying Finns. Born in Peräseinäjoki, Finland, Ville Ritola, nicknamed as Per... Ville Ritola | Toivo Aarne Loukola (October 2, 1902 - January 10, 1984) was a Finnish athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Born in Kortesjärvi, Toivo Loukola ran a new 3000 m steeplechase unofficial world record of 9.25.2 just a month before the Olympic Games. At... Toivo Loukola | Volmari Fritijof Vomma Iso-Hollo (May 1, 1907 - June 23, 1969) was a Finnish athlete, winner of two gold medals in 3000 m steeplechase at the Olympic Games. Born in Ylöjärvi, Finland, Volmari Iso-Hollo was one of the last in a group of Finnish runners called the... Volmari Iso-Hollo (twice) | Tore Sjöstrand | Horace Ashenfelter, III (b. January 23, 1923 at Collegeville, Pennsylvania) Horace Ashenfelter was an American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956 after service in World War II and the completion of his degree at Penn State. Ashenfelter was one of Americas finest runners during his... Horace Ashenfelter | Christopher William Brasher (August 21, 1928 _ February 28, 2003) was a British athlete and sports journalist who helped found the London Marathon. Brasher was born in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. In 1954, he acted as pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute... Chris Brasher | Zdzisław Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (August 3, 1929 - March 23, 2003) was a Polish athlete, winner of 3000 m hurdles at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Born in Wielichowie, Poznan Voivodship, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak won 13 Polish National Championships titles in long distance and cross country events. Krzyszkowiak rose into... Zdzisław Krzyszowiak | Gaston Roelants (born February 5, 1937 in Opvelp, Belgium) was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and... Gaston Roelants | Amos Biwott (born September 8, Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Born in Nandi, Kenya, Amos Biwott was the first of long line of Kenyan runners who had starred the 3000 m steeplechase ever since Biwotts surprising win at the Mexico Olympics and... Amos Biwott | 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 | Anders Gärderud | Alternate use: see Bronislaw Malinowski for the anthropologist. Bronisław Malinowski (June 4, 1951 - September 27, 1981) was a Polish athlete who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in the 3000 m steeplechase. Born in Nowe, Poland, Malinowski came 4th at the 1972 Summer... Bronisław Malinowski | Julius Korir (born April 21, 1960) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Born in Nandi, Kenya, Julius Korir rose into the international athletics scene in 1982, when he surprisingly won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Korir improved his times... Julius Korir | Julius Kariuki (born June 12, 1961) was the winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Nyahururu, Kenya, Kariukis athletic career started slowly. He made his international debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he finished seventh in the 3000 m steeplechase. The following... Julius Kariuki | Matthew Kiprotich Birir (born July 2, 1972) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Eldama Ravine, Kenya, Matthew Birir started running, when he attended at the famous St. Patricks High School in Iten, where many great Kenyan runners are... Matthew Birir | Joseph Keter (born June 13, 1969) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Born in Lessos, Kenya, Joseph Keter, an officer of Kenyan Army, had only one good season throughout his athletics career, which culminated with an Olympic gold medal. At Atlanta... Joseph Keter | Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born: August 2, 1979 in Marakwet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of a Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of only 19 he ran to... Reuben Kosgei | Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi (born May 25, 1982) is a Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Matira, Kenya, Ezekiel Kemboi didnt take up athletics until after he leaved school and won the African Junior Championships in 2001 in spite of falling. In... Ezekiel Kemboi

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