Herb Elliott

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Herb Elliott is an Australian middle-distance runner renowned for dominating the mile and 1500 metres in the late 1950s, including winning Olympic gold and setting multiple world records.

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instanceOf human
middle-distance runner
activePeriod late 1950s
competedIn 1960 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
continentOfOrigin Oceania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1938-02-25
dominatedDiscipline 1500 metres
mile run
era amateur athletics era
event 1500 metres
mile run
familyName Elliott NERFINISHED
fullName Herbert James Elliott NERFINISHED
givenName Herbert
hallOfFameInduction Sport Australia Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Anglo-Celtic Australian
isConsidered one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time
knownFor multiple world records in the mile
winning Olympic 1500 m title in world record time
language English
medalForEvent 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics
memberOfSportsTeam Australia Olympic athletics team NERFINISHED
nationality Australian
notableAchievement undefeated in major mile and 1500 m races during peak career
notableFor front-running racing style
large winning margins in middle-distance finals
occupation athlete
OlympicGamesLocation Rome 1960
placeOfBirth Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia NERFINISHED
representedCountry Australia at the Olympic Games NERFINISHED
residence Australia
retiredFrom competitive athletics
setWorldRecordIn 1500 metres
mile run
sexOrGender male
specialty middle-distance running
sport athletics
track and field
trainedBy Percy Cerutty NERFINISHED
trainingPhilosophyInfluence naturalistic and strength-based methods of Percy Cerutty
wonMedal Olympic gold medal
worldRecordEra late 1950s

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