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World’s First Sub Four Minute 1500 Metres
1908 Olympics in London / 1500m Sport / Olympic Games. – Opening of the the 4th Olympic Games in London, 13 July 1908: Melvin Winfield Sheppard (USA) beats Harold Alexander Wilson (GBR) to win the 1500 metres final.
- Melvin Sheppard (USA) 4:03.4 (olympic record)
- Harold Wilson (GBR) 4:03.6
- Norman Hallows (GBR) 4:04.0
Paris Diamond League/Muir Beats Olympic Champion In A British Record
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Harrison Runs Time That Would Have Won Gold In Rio
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Lausanne Diamond League
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The Greatest Show On Earth
Britain becomes the first host nation to increase their medal total at the next Olympics and the first country to increase their medal total at five consecutive Olympics.
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Farah Matches Viren With Double Double/Centrowitz Becomes America’s First 1500 Champion Since London 1908/Team GB Sporting Superpower!
Britain’s Mo Farah runs in the men’s 5000- meter final during athletics competitions at the Summer Olympics inside Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Only Mo Farah and Lasse Viren (1972/1976) have done the 5000/10000 metres double twice.
The first American 1500 metres champion was Melvin Sheppard at the 1908 London Olympics, in an Olympic record 4:03.4, beating Britain’s Harold Wilson. Wilson had broken the World record at the British Olympic Trials in 3:59.8, doing the world’s first sub four-minute metric mile.
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Medals Keep Rolling In For Team GB As Britain Heads For Its Best Ever Olympics/Bolt Equals Lewis Nine Gold
Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis & Usain Bolt.
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Brownlee Brothers Take Gold And Silver As Alistair Makes History/Bolt Does Historic Triple Double/Eaton Equals Thompson
Alistair becomes the first triathlete to retain his Olympic title.
100/200 Beijing, London, Rio!
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British Olympic Hall Of Fame
(r-l) Steve Redgrave, Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins
Jason Kenny
Track-cycling : 2008 – 2016
six gold, one silver
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Kenny Equals Hoy’s Record Six Gold/Trott Becomes First British Woman To Win Four Gold/Team GB Hit 50 Medals
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