biography
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Elliott, Herb
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popular name of Herbert James Elliott
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Athlete, born in Perth, Western Australia. Winner of the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, his time of 3 min 35·6 s for that event was unbeaten for seven years. He was never beaten on level terms over a mile or 1500 m, and he ran the sub-4-minute mile 17 times. In 1958 he won the Comonwealth Games double at 880 yards and the mile. He was noted for the rigour and severity of his training schedule. |
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