16/02/69 - Agreda
1:45.37 (91), 2:16.13 (93), 3:32.01 (93),
3:49.56M (96), 7:36.61i (Eur indoor rec; 96) & 7:47.65 (96).
12th 87 Eur Jnr, 3rd 88 W Jnr, 6th 89 W Cup, 2nd 90 Eur Ind, 11th
90 Eur, 2nd 91 W Ind, 5th 91 World, 1st 92 Oly, 4th 92 W Cup, 2nd
93 Eur Cup, 2nd 93 World, 1st 94 Eur, 6th 95 W Ind, 3rd 95 Eur
Cup, 8th 95 World, 1st 96 Eur Cup, 2nd 96 Oly. Ran 50.4 last lap
for Olympic victory; first time since 1904 that a man has won
Olympic 1500 title on home soil. Original sporting ambition was
to play soccer for Real Madrid |
