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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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