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Herb Elliott

1938 - Today

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Herbert James Elliott (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, running 3:36.0, 2.1 seconds under the record held by Stanislav Jungwirth. In the 1500 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, he won the gold medal and bettered his own world record with a time of 3:35.6. Herb Elliot never lost a mile run and accomplished 36 wins over this distance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herb Elliott is the 2,153rd most popular athlete (down from 1,204th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 273rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Herb Elliott ranks 2,153 out of 6,025. Before him are Jan Peka, Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Pascal Tayot, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Thane Baker, and Douglas Lowe. After him are Evelin Kaufer, Heikki Ikola, Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Nikolay Zimyatov, Donovan Bailey, and Bärbel Struppert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Herb Elliott ranks 567. Before him are Ryszard Parulski, Keith Greene, Jimmy Carl Black, Paddy Moloney, Billy Mills, and Eugene J. Martin. After him are John Dean, Robert Hughes, Lagumot Harris, Mary Jo Catlett, Hampton Fancher, and Angus MacLise.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Herb Elliott ranks 402 out of 1,143. Before him are Buddy Murphy (1988), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), Peter McNamara (1955), Alexander Volkanovski (1988), Mina Wylie (1891), and Hamilton Hume (1797). After him are Isabel Lucas (1985), Christopher Egan (1984), Esna Boyd (1899), Adam Elliot (1972), Murray Bartlett (1971), and Kim So-hyun (1999).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Herb Elliott ranks 31. Before him are Colt Walker (null), Pam Kilborn (1939), Mervyn Wood (1917), Marilyn Black (1944), Cathy Freeman (1973), and Joyce King (1920). After him are Lisa Martin (1960), Michael Wenden (1949), John Landy (1930), Nicola McDermott (1996), Ernest Chapman (1926), and June Maston (1928).

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