09/12/73 - Vuglio
1:45.13 (94), 2:15.62i (95) & 2:15.63 (95),
3:30.09 (96), 3:48.94M (94), 4:48.69 (95), 7:34.03 (96), 8:17.56
2M (95), 13:03.29 (96). At 1500: 2nd 92 W Jnr (4th 800), sf 93
World, 3rd 95 World. At 5000: 1st 96 Oly. Improved from 3:36.30
to 3:30.66 in 94, running Noureddine Morceli (3:30.61) very close
in Lille. Next race was 3:30.95 to become first man to run
back-to-back sub-3:31s. Then won Oslo’s Dream Mile in
3:48.94. Brief but brilliant indoor season in 95, running 7:37.82
(4th on all-time list), 2:15.62 (2nd all-time) & 3:36.33. Ran
2nd fastest ever 2000 in 95; his 4:48.69 would have been a world
record up to 9 days earlier when Morceli ran 4:47.88. Placed 2nd
in 95 GP 3000. Moved up to 5000 in 96, winning races in 13:24.20
and 13:03.29 before taking the Olympic title in 13:07.96. Father
is a veterinary surgeon, mother a teacher. Lives in Italy |
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