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Jirka Arndt
Jirka Arndt (1 August 1973 – February 2024) was a German long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Arndt finished 6th at the 1991 European Junior Championships, 8th at the 1996 European Cup Super League, 51st at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships and 4th at the 2000 European Cup Super League. He then finished 8th in the men's 5000 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Progressing with a time of 13:26.18 minutes from the qualifiers, he ran in 13:38.57 minutes in the final. At the 1998 German championships he won the bronze medals in both 5000 and 10,000 metres, and in 2000 he took a national silver medal in the 5000 metres. At the German indoor championships, he won two bronze and one silver medal in the 3000 metres. He represented the clubs LG Potsdam and SCC Berlin. His national 5000 metres bronze in 2000 was later upgraded to gold. The original winner was Dieter Baumann, who had previously tested positive for nandrolone. While Baumann f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle-distance Running
Middle-distance running events are Track and field#Running, track races longer than Sprint (running), sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1500 m came about as a result of running laps of a 400 m outdoor track or laps of a 200 m indoor track, which were commonplace in continental Europe in the 20th century.1500 m – Introduction IAAF. Retrieved on 5 April 2010. Events 500 metres A very uncommon middle-distance event that is sometimes run by sprinters for muscle stamina training.600 yards This was a popular distance, particularly indoors, when Imperial units, imperial distances were common. In ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 5000 Metres National Champions (men)
Below a list of all National champions in the Men's 5000 metres (track outdoor) in track and field from several countries since 1980, some since 1970. Australia *1980: Stephen Austin *1981: Stephen Austin *1982: Stephen Austin *1983: Stephen Austin *1984: Steve Foley *1985: Andrew Lloyd *1986: Malcolm Norwood *1987: Gerard Barrett *1988: Andrew Lloyd *1989: John Andrews *1990: Simon Doyle *1991: Rodney Higgins *1992: Andrew Lloyd *1993: Peter O'Donoghue *1994: Julian Paynter *1995: Shaun Creighton *1996: Shaun Creighton *1997: Julian Paynter *1998: Shaun Creighton *1999: Mizan Mehari *2000: Michael Power *2001: Michael Power *2002: Craig Mottram *2003: Michael Power *2004: Craig Mottram *2005: Craig Mottram *2006: Craig Mottram *2007: Craig Mottram *2008: Craig Mottram *2009: Collis Birmingham *2010: Ben St Lawrence *2011: Ben St Lawrence *2012: Harry Summers Belgium *1970: Emiel Puttemans *1971: Emiel Puttemans *1972: Emiel Puttemans *1973: Emiel Puttemans * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |