A list of the greatest British distance runners.
These are the greatest British distance and middle distance runners from 1500m to the marathon.
2014 World champion – gold at 5000 m and 10,000m
2012 – Olympic champion – Gold at 5000, and 10,000,
2011 – World Championship Gold at 5,000. Silver in 10,000m
Holds British record at 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m and half marathon.
1980 – Olympic Gold medal 1500m
1984 – Olympic Gold medal 1500m
1980, 1984 – Olympic Silver 800m
1981 world record at 800m (1:41.73) wasn’t unbroken until 1997
1980 – Olympic Gold – 800m
1980 – Olympic Bronze – 1500m
1978 – European championships – Gold at 1500m
2003 – Marathon world record time of 2:15:25
2005 – World Championships – Gold at the marathon
2001+02 – World Cross country champs – Gold at long race
1984 – Olympic – Silver in 1500m
1985 – World records at 1500m, mile and 2000m
1983 – World championship – Gold at 1500m
1982+1986 European champion – Gold at 1500m
1991 – World Championships – Gold, 10,000m
1988 – Olympics – Silver 10,000,
1986/90 – Commonwealth Games – Gold, 10,000m
2004 Olympics – Gold at 800 and 1500m
2000 Olympics – Bronze at 800m
1995 World Championships – Silver at 1500m
2003 World Championships – Silver at 800m
6 May 1954 – First sub 4-minute mile.
1954 Commonwealth games – Gold at 1 mile
1954 European Championship – Gold at 1500m
1976 – Olympic games – Bronze at 10,000m
1974 – European championship – Gold at 5000m
1978 – Commonwealth games – Gold at 10,000m
1969 – European Championships – Gold at the marathon
1970 – Commonwealth Games – Gold at the marathon
1970 – 2nd man to run inside 2:10 for the marathon
1982 – World record (13:00.41) at 5,000m
1978, Commonwealth Games – Gold, 1500m
1982 Commonwealth games – Gold at 5,000m
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