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Herbert James Elliott AC MBE (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian athlete and arguably the world's greatest middle distance runner of his era. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile run , clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the record held by Derek Ibbotson ; later in the month he set the 1500 metres world record ...
Mar 12, 2013 · Inspired by the 1956 Melbourne Games in his home country, Herb Elliot began training with coach Percy Cerutti with the 1960 Olympic Games in mind. By 1958, Elliott had already won the...
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Herb Elliott (born February 25, 1938, Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an Australian middle-distance runner who was world-record holder in the 1,500-metre (metric-mile) race (1958–67) and the mile race (1958–62). As a senior runner, he never lost a mile or a 1,500-metre race.
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#OnThisDay | Today marks 60 years since Aussie Herb Elliott won 1500m gold at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games in a World Record time of 3:35.6! Elliott...
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Herbert ELLIOTT was a middle-distance runner who won the 1,500 m gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics in a world record time. He also set world records for the mile and 1,500 m in 1958 and became a successful businessman and Olympic official.
Sep 25, 2006 · 1500m final in the 1960 Olympics. Herb Elliot of Australia wins and breaks the world record running a 3:35.6.
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Elliott went to the 1960 Olympics as the overwhelming favorite for 1,500 gold and won the Olympic title in a world record time of 3:35.6. After the Roma Olympics, Elliott enrolled at Cambridge University and ended his sporting career in 1962.
