Justin Gloden (born 22 March 1953 in
Elvange) is a
Luxembourg
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ish athlete competing in the
long-distance events.
He represented his country in the marathon at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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finishing 36th out of 118 competitors. He also competed at the
1983
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and
1987 World Championships.
He is the
national record holder in all distance events from the 1500 metres to the marathon. In 1980, he was chosen
Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year.
He was also a
footballer
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playing for
Spora Luxembourg. He got 1 cap for the
Luxembourg national football team
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in a 1975 friendly against Germany.
Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
*
800 metres
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– 1:49.00 (Prague 1978)
*
1500 metres
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– 3:39.92 (Cologne 1980)
*
One mile – 3:59.4 (Brussels 1980)
*
2000 metres
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– 5:07.6 (Luxembourg 1978)
*
3000 metres – 7:54.2 (Bonn 1982)
*
5000 metres – 13:38.51 (Louvain 1983)
*
10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...
– 28:46.4 (Louvain 1984)
*20,000 metres – 1:00:04.6 (Diekirch 1985)
*
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– 19.970 (Diekirch 1985)
*
Half marathon
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– 1:04:05 (Trier 1985)
*25,000 metres – 1:16:26 (Berlin 1980)
*30,000 metres – 1:36:12 (Frankfurt 1984)
*
Marathon – 2:14:03 (Frankfurt 1985)
Indoor
*
3000 metres – 8:06.6 (Vittel 1983)
References
1953 births
Living people
Luxembourgian footballers
Luxembourgian male middle-distance runners
Luxembourgian male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Luxembourg
People from Remich (canton)
Association footballers not categorized by position
Luxembourgian male cross country runners
Luxembourg international footballers
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