1500m sub 3.40.00 list

[ianb]

Westwood on 6-Aug-89 was a mile race. Combining data from T&FN and http://www.digilander.libero.it/atle.../1989/1500.htm, then the results were as follows,

1. Doug Padilla - 3:54.2 (3:39.2)
2. John Quade - 3:54.6 (3:39.1)
3. Jeff Atkinson - 3:55.3 (3:39.6)
4. Maurice Smith - 3:56.0 (3:39.7)

[Master403]

4. Branko Zorko, Kenya, 3:38.89.
6. Robert Kiplagat, Kenya, 3:39.05

Note that this is from an OCR from a newspaper and so may not be completely accurate...

Noted. Zorko should be Croatia.

WA.org has Robert Kiplagat Andersen (DEN) in 7th at 3:39.41. Oddly, I cannot find any of the others on the WA.org results pages.

[ianb]

Harlow on 20-Aug-89 was a mile race...

1. Peter Elliott - 3:53.4
2. Adrian Passey - 3:54.9
3. Mark Rowland - 3:55.6
4. Paul Davis-Hale - 3:56.5

The only intermediate 1500 time I found was 3:38.7 for Passey

https://www.thepowerof10.info/result...date=20-Aug-89

[ianb]

PTS Bratislava 01-Jun-93...

1. Benson Koech, Kenya, 3:39.06.
2. Peter Rono, Kenya 3:39.08.
3. Nyongabo Venuste, Burundi, 3:39.80.
4. Robert Kipla-gat, Kenya, 3:39.97.

From this link (beware OCR errors) - https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/101913087/

[Conor Dary]

Harlow on 20-Aug-89 was a mile race...

1. Peter Elliott - 3:53.4
2. Adrian Passey - 3:54.9
3. Mark Rowland - 3:55.6
4. Paul Davis-Hale - 3:56.5

The only intermediate 1500 time I found was 3:38.7 for Passey

https://www.thepowerof10.info/result...date=20-Aug-89

Interesting...Rowland is now the coach of the OTC Elite...and Davies-Hale won the Chicago Marathon later that year.

[Trickstat]

Harlow on 20-Aug-89 was a mile race...

1. Peter Elliott - 3:53.4
2. Adrian Passey - 3:54.9
3. Mark Rowland - 3:55.6
4. Paul Davis-Hale - 3:56.5

The only intermediate 1500 time I found was 3:38.7 for Passey

https://www.thepowerof10.info/result...date=20-Aug-89

Well all those guys have outlived that Harlow track which is about 25 miles from me. The town has a replacement track that I think has still not been passed fit for club competition.

I met Peter Elliott about 15 years ago at a motorway service station in south-west England along with my parents. We had a pleasant short chat. At the time of Seb Coe's non-selection for Seoul '88 some of the British press liked to portray Elliott as some kind of stroppy Northerner. I think down to earth and approachable seem more accurate descriptions.

[dadme]

Once again thanks to Ianb. On Master403 point about Kiplagat Anderson finishing 7th as per WA further investiagation is needed.