Besides El Guerrouj himself, since the turn of the century, only two runners have broken 3:47, zero have broken 3:46, zero have broken 3:45, zero have broken 3:44. And we are not talking sub 3:44, we are talking low 3:43.... I believe this record will last longer than his 1500 and 2K World Records. IF these ever get broken!!!
I would give credit to William Tanui (92 OG 800 Gold) for his pacing duties to 1320 yards. Just not going to find many humans to set those WR pace conditions.
Just want to correct your statement with facts. There are 8 runners besides El Guerrouj who broke 3:47. Two others have broken both 3:46 and 3:45. 2 3:43.40 Noah NGENY Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 07 JUL 1999 3 3:44.39 Noureddine MORCELI Rieti (ITA) 05 SEP 1993 4 3:46.32 Steve CRAM Oslo (NOR) 27 JUL 1985 5 3:46.38 Daniel KOMEN Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 26 AUG 1997 6 3:46.46 Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 16 JUN 2022 7 3:46.70 Vénuste NIYONGABO Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 26 AUG 1997 8 3:46.76 Saïd AOUITA Helsinki (FIN) 02 JUL 1987 9 3:46.91 Alan WEBB Brasschaat (BEL) 21 JUL 2007
@@PivotalRunning You should read my comment more carefully, I said “Since the turn of the century”. Look at the list you sent, Only Webb and Ingebrigtsen have run sub 3:47 in the past 23 years
You may be right; the mile is less frequently contested, but on the other hand the 1500 meter WR of 3:26.00 is a superior performance, equal to a mile in roughly 3:42.37 (according to IAAF scoring tables).
As usual a great commentary!🙃 (1) For almost a lap we are told all about Sullivan - he finished in eleventh place. (2) El G's first name is constantly mispronounced. (3) Ngeny is not mentioned until well into the third lap. Still I have to rate this as not the worst commentary on an important 1500m/mile race. For that, turn to the ABC commentary on the Olympic 1500m final in Mexico City (1968).
Besides El Guerrouj himself, since the turn of the century, only two runners have broken 3:47, zero have broken 3:46, zero have broken 3:45, zero have broken 3:44. And we are not talking sub 3:44, we are talking low 3:43.... I believe this record will last longer than his 1500 and 2K World Records. IF these ever get broken!!!
I would give credit to William Tanui (92 OG 800 Gold) for his pacing duties to 1320 yards. Just not going to find many humans to set those WR pace conditions.
Just want to correct your statement with facts. There are 8 runners besides El Guerrouj who broke 3:47. Two others have broken both 3:46 and 3:45.
2 3:43.40 Noah NGENY
Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 07 JUL 1999
3 3:44.39 Noureddine MORCELI
Rieti (ITA) 05 SEP 1993
4 3:46.32 Steve CRAM
Oslo (NOR) 27 JUL 1985
5 3:46.38 Daniel KOMEN
Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 26 AUG 1997
6 3:46.46 Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN
Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 16 JUN 2022
7 3:46.70 Vénuste NIYONGABO Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 26 AUG 1997
8 3:46.76 Saïd AOUITA
Helsinki (FIN) 02 JUL 1987
9 3:46.91 Alan WEBB
Brasschaat (BEL) 21 JUL 2007
@@PivotalRunning Agree
@@PivotalRunning You should read my comment more carefully, I said “Since the turn of the century”. Look at the list you sent, Only Webb and Ingebrigtsen have run sub 3:47 in the past 23 years
You may be right; the mile is less frequently contested, but on the other hand the 1500 meter WR of 3:26.00 is a superior performance, equal to a mile in roughly 3:42.37 (according to IAAF scoring tables).
As usual a great commentary!🙃 (1) For almost a lap we are told all about Sullivan - he finished in eleventh place. (2) El G's first name is constantly mispronounced. (3) Ngeny is not mentioned until well into the third lap. Still I have to rate this as not the worst commentary on an important 1500m/mile race. For that, turn to the ABC commentary on the Olympic 1500m final in Mexico City (1968).