Simon Patrick Doyle (born 1966-11-09 in

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) is a former

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who came fourth in the

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and twelfth in the

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' final in

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. In 1990, Doyle won three

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meetings. In 1991, he set Australian records for 1500 m at 3:31.96 min and the Mile at 3:49.91 min. He missed the

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due to injuries. Doyle's mile record was broken in 2005 by

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, while his 1500m record stood until

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exceeded it in 2010.http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/z-redesign/archive-sport/ryan-gregson-smashes-australian-1500m-record/news-story/7ccd387548c5a87903467af22eb56ae6

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1966 births Living people Australian male middle-distance runners Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub