List of middle distance runners

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As of May 2005, this is a list of notable male middle distance runners (800 m - 3000 m) since the first Olympic Games in 1896.

This list includes any athlete who has been a medalist in the Olympic Games or World championships (indoor and outdoor). Also included are medalists in the IAAF World Cup and WAF events. Finally, it includes any athlete ranked (by time) in the top three of a middle distance event for any given year since 1980.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

José Manuel Abascal, ESP
Saïd Aouita, MAR
Yevgeniy Arzhanov, URS(UKR)
Jeff Atkinson, USA

[edit] B

Philip Baker, GBR
Mehdi Baala, FRA
Andrea Benvenuti, ITA
Olaf Beyer, GDR
Abdi Bile, SOM
Hanns Braun, GER
André Bucher, SUI
Andreas Busse, GDR
Arthur Blake, USA
Arturo Barrios, MEX
Audun Boysen, NOR
Brahim Boutayeb, MAR
Charles Bennett, GBR
Dieter Baumann, FRG
Emil Breitkreutz, USA
Erik Byléhn, SWE
Filbert Bayi, TAN
Hammou Boutayeb, MAR
Ikem Billy, GBR
Johan Botha, RSA
John Bray, USA
Jonah Birir, KEN
José Luiz Barbosa, BRA
Josy Barthel, LUX
Kenenisa Bekele, ETH
Luigi Beccali, ITA
Mike Boit, KEN
Paul Bitok, KEN
Rachid El Basir, MAR
Wilfred Bungei, KEN
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS
Terry Brahm, USA

[edit] C

William Chirchir, KEN
Steve Cram, GBR
Tom Courtney, USA
Sebastian Coe, GBR
Pawel Czapiewski, POL
Mateo Cañellas, ESP
Joseph Chesire, KEN
John Cregan, USA
João Campos, POR
Jerry Cornes, GBR
Glenn Cunningham, USA
Fermín Cacho, ESP
Eamonn Coghlan, IRL
Don Clary, USA
Bill Crothers, CAN
Abraham Chebii, KEN
Joaquim Cruz, BRA

[edit] D

Nándor Dáni, HUN
Tomás de Teresa, ESP
Eric Dubus, FRA
Osmar dos Santos, BRA
Dmitriy Dmitriyev, URS(RUS)
Andrés Díaz, ESP
Gennaro Di Napoli, ITA
Giuseppe D'Urso, ITA
Henri Deloge, FRA
Ira Davenport, USA
John Davies, NZL
Ron Delany, IRL
Simon Doyle, AUS
Pierre Délèze, SUI
Ralph Doubell, AUS
Rob Denmark, GBR
Rob Druppers, NED
Rod Dixon, NZL

[edit] E

Salah El Ghazi, MAR
Schuyler Enck, USA
Reyes Estévez, ESP
Paul Ereng, KEN
Peter Elliott, GBR
Phil Edwards, CAN
Mark Everett, USA
Earl Eby, USA
Henry Eriksson, SWE
Herb Elliott, AUS
Hermann Engelhard, GER
Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR

[edit] F

Tom Farrell, USA
Joe Falcon, USA
Hauke Fuhlbrügge, GDR
Teddy Flack, AUS
Simon Fairbrother, GBR
Ray Flynn, IRL

[edit] G

Vladimir Graudyn, URS(RUS)
Roberto García, ESP
Markos Geneti, ETH
José Luis González, ESP
Johnny Gray, USA
Haile Gebrselassie, ETH
Dimitrios Golemis, GRE
Djabir Saïd Guerni, ALG
Benjamín González, ESP
Agberto Guimarães, BRA
Alberto García, ESP
José David Galván, MEX

[edit] H

[edit] J

[edit] K

Yousef Saad Kamal, BRN
William Tanui, KEN
William Wuycke, VEN
William Yiampoy, KEN
Willy Schärer, SUI
Wilson Kipketer, DEN
Wilson Kiprugut, KEN
William Kemei, KEN
Wilfred Kirochi, KEN
Timothy Kiptanui, KEN
Stephen Kipkorir, KEN
Paul Kipkoech, KEN
Rich Kenah, USA
Paul Korir, KEN
Patrick Konchellah, KEN
Omer Khalifa, SUD
Nixon Kiprotich, KEN
Nikolay Kirov, URS(BLR)
Moses Kiptanui, KEN
Luke Kipkosgei, KEN
Kip Keino, KEN
Kenneth Kimwetich, KEN
John Kibowen, KEN
Han Kulker, NED
George Kerr, JAM
Eliud Kipchoge, KEN
Daniel Komen, KEN
Billy Konchellah, KEN
Benson Koech, KEN
Alex Kipchirchir, KEN
Abel Kiviat, USA
David Kibet, KEN
David Krummenacker, USA
Viktor Kalinkin, URS
Sammy Koskei, KEN
James Kwalia, KEN
Japheth Kimutai, KEN

[edit] L

Benjamin Limo, KEN
António Leitão, POR
Albin Lermusiaux, FRA
Bernard Lagat, KEN
Douglas Lowe, GBR
Emilio Lunghi, ITA
Faouzi Lahbi, MAR
Harri Larva, FIN
Igor Lotarev, URS
Jack Lovelock, NZL
James Lightbody, USA
John Landy, AUS
Jules Ladoumègue, FRA
Mario Lanzi, ITA
Werner Lueg, GER(FRG)
Sergey Lebid, UKR
Cyrille Laventure, FRA

[edit] M

James Maina, KEN
Joseph Mutua, KEN
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA
Paul Martin, SUI
Noureddine Morceli, ALG
Sydney Maree, USA
Ted Meredith, USA
Hailu Mekonnen, ETH
Enrique Molina, ESP
Driss Maazouzi, FRA
David Moorcroft, GBR
Craig Mottram, AUS
Assefa Mezegebu, ETH
Bob McMillen, USA
Tom McKean, GBR
Mohammed Mourhit, BEL
Nico Motchebon, GER
John Mayock, GBR
John McGough, GBR(IRL)
Roger Moens, BEL

[edit] N

[edit] O

[edit] P

Vladimir Ponomaryov, URS
Francesco Panetta, ITA
Eino Purje, FIN
Don Paige, USA
Doug Padilla, USA
Paul Pilgrim, USA

[edit] R

Paul Ruto, KEN
Klaus Richtzenhain, GER(GDR)
Laban Rotich, KEN
Jim Ryun, USA
James Robinson, USA
István Rózsavölgyi, HUN
Henry Rono, KEN
Bevil Rudd, SAF
Antonio Manuel Reina, ESP
Vebjørn Rodal, NOR
Peter Rono, KEN
Rashid Ramzi, BRN

[edit] S

Wes Santee
Nils Schumann, GER
Ali Saïdi Sief, ALG
Azzedine Sediki, MAR
Boniface Songok, KEN
Bram Som, NED
David Sharpe, GBR
David Strang, GBR
Hezekiél Sepeng, RSA
Hyla "Henry" Stallard, GBR
Jim Spivey, USA
Larry Shields, USA
Lennart Strand, SWE
Jürgen Straub, GDR
Khalid Skah, MAR
Mário Silva, POR
Martin Steele, GBR
Mel Sheppard, USA
Mohammed Sulaiman, QAT
Pavel Soukup, CZE
Smaïl Sghir, MAR
Rüdiger Stenzel, GER
Rui Silva, POR
Peter Snell, NZL
Willem Slijkhuis, NED
Steve Scott, USA

[edit] T

[edit] U

Heinz Ulzheimer, GER(FRG)
Ivan Uvizl, CZE

[edit] V

William "Frank" Verner, USA
Tonino Viali, ITA
Pekka Vasala, FIN
Ivo Van Damme, BEL
Howard Valentine, USA
Isaac Viciosa, ESP

[edit] W

Thomas Wessinghage, FRG
Willi Wülbeck, FRG
Rick Wohlhuter, USA
Paul-Heinz Wellmann, FRG
Mulugeta Wendimu, ETH
Million Wolde, ETH
Mal Whitfield, USA
Detlef Wagenknecht, GDR
Arthur Wint, JAM
Anthony Whiteman, GBR
Alex Wilson, CAN
John Woodruff, USA
Dave Wottle, USA
Craig Winrow, GBR
Harold Wilson, GBR
John Walker, NZL

[edit] Z

Branko Zorko, CRO

[edit] MIA

Athletes who medalled in a middle distance event at both the European and Commonwealth Championships but did not meet the criteria to be listed above:

Sydney Wooderson GBR
Roger Bannister GBR
Mike Rawson GBR
John Parlett GBR
Brendan Foster GBR
Brian Hewson GBR

Other athletes that were ranked in the top three of 'Track and Field News' (TFN) end of year rankings for 800 m or 1500 m but have not already been listed above. Rankings have been done every year since 1947.

André De Hertoghe BEL -- Andy Carter GB -- Arnie Sowell USA -- Ben Jipcho KEN -- Dan Waern SWE -- Danie Malan SA -- David Mack US -- Derek Ibbotson GBR -- Dieter Fromm EG -- Don Gehrmann USA -- Doug Harris NZ -- Dyrol Burleson USA -- Francesco Arese ITA -- Franz-Josef Kemper WG -- Gaston Reiff BEL -- Gösta Bergkvist SWE -- Gunnar Nielsen DEN -- Henry Szordykowski POL -- Jean-Pierre Dufresne FRA -- Jerry Siebert USA -- Jim Baily AUS -- Jim Beatty USA -- Jim Dupree FRA -- John Fulton USA -- Jozef Plachy CZE -- Jürgen May EG -- Ken Swenson USA -- Lajos Szentgáli HUN -- László Tábori HUN -- Manfred Matuschewski EG -- Marcello Fiasconaro ITA -- Marty Liquori USA -- Merv Lincoln AUS -- Murray Halberg NZ -- Niels Hoslt-Sörensen DEN -- Olle Åberg SWE -- Patrick El Mabrouk FRA -- Luciano Susanj YUG -- Urban Cleve WG -- Sándor Iharos HUN -- Siegried Valentin EG -- Stanislav Jungwirth CZE -- Stefan Lewandowski POL -- Wade Bell USA -- Wes Santee USA -- Wolfred Kirochi KEN

Other Commonwealth Games medalists not already listed above:

Gerald Backhouse AUS -- Frank Handley ENG -- Alan Simpson ENG -- Albie Thomas AUS -- Ben Jipcho KEN -- Benedict Cayenne TRI -- Bill Dale CAN -- Bill Parnell CAN -- Brian Hewson ENG -- Chris McGeorge ENG -- Dave Campbell CAN -- Dick Quax NZL -- Willie Botha SAF -- Ian Boyd ENG -- Ian Studd NZL -- Jack Hutchins CAN -- James "Hamish" Stothard SCO -- Jim Alford WAL -- John Gladwin ENG -- John Kipkurgat KEN -- John Robson SCO -- Kevin Sullivan CAN -- Kris McCarthy AUS -- Len Eyre ENG -- Matthew Yates ENG -- Maurice Marshall NZL -- Merv Lincoln AUS -- Michael East ENG -- Noel Clough AUS -- Peter Bourke AUS -- Peter Lemashon KEN -- Peter O'Donoghue NZL -- Reg Thomas ENG(WAL) -- Reuben Chesang KEN -- Rich Ferguson CAN -- Robert Ouko KEN -- Sammy Tirop KEN -- Savieri Ngidhi ZIM -- Seymour Newman JAM -- Terry Sullivan FRN -- Tony Blue AUS -- Vernon "Pat" Boot NZL -- William Smart CAN -- William Whyte AUS -- Youcef Abdi AUS

Other European Championship medalists not already listed above:

Bill Nankeville GBR -- Erik Jørgensen DEN -- Frank Murphy IRL -- Hans-Peter Ferner FRG -- Harald Norpoth FRG -- Jacques Lévèque FRA -- John Whetton GBR -- Jorma Härkönen FIN -- Joseph Mostert BEL -- Klaus-Peter Justus GDR -- Lucien De Muynck BEL -- Luká Vydra CZE -- Markku Taskinen FIN -- Miklós Szabó HUN -- Paul Schmidt FRG -- Piotr Piekarski POL -- Roger Normand FRA -- Rudolf Harbig GER -- Rune Gustafsson SWE -- Tom Birger Hansen DEN -- Tomá Salinger TCH -- Valeriy Bulyshev URS -- Witold Baran POL

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