yes it does make him the best (800m for sure and maybe
the best tactical 1500m guy) considering the time,
conditions, shoes, etc...
Bomba
--- Stephen Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As the token kiwi on the list I feel it is my duty
> to note the exploits of
> Peter Snell in regards to Matthew H Fraser Moat's
> question of who should be
> on both 800/1500m all-time lists. Snell won two
> Olympic 800m titles (Coe
> could "only" manage silver). Snell won the Olympic
> 1500m in Tokyo in 1964
> by such an impressive margin (he was smiling coming
> into the home straight).
> Snell never officially held the world record for
> 1500m he did break the WR
> for the mile twice.
>
> The 800/1500m double has been attempted many times
> (if my memory is right)
> only Snell and Edwin Flack in 1896 have achieved it.
> If you want somebody
> to put at the top of your list it would be Snell (he
> also held the WR for
> the 800m and 1000m). Does that make him the
> greatest middle distance
> runner of all-time? Maybe.
>
> Also if you are looking for longevity Coe doesn't
> rank nearly as high on my
> list and John Walker (opps another kiwi). Still got
> to hand it to Coe
> double 1500m titles (when El Guerrouj can't mange
> one) and his WR 800m was a
> fantastic mark.
>
> Really shows what value we place on winning an
> Olympic Gold medal.
>
> Stephen Blair
=====
"Cassidy early on understood that a true runner ran even when he didn't feel like it,
and raced when he was supposed to, without excuses and with nothing held back. He ran
to win , would die in the process if necessary, and was unimpressed by those who
disavowed such a base motivation. You are not allowed to renounce that you have never
possessed, he thought." (Quenton Cassidy - 'Once a Runner')
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