Ville Ritola

Ville Ritola

male, deceased (1982)
Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, world record, Finnish, long-distance runner…Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen
Vilho ("Ville") Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals. He was...
Vladimir Kuts

Vladimir Kuts

male, deceased (1975)
Olympic gold medalist, world record, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, long-distance runner, berne, Russian…Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen
Vladimir Petrovich Kuts was a Soviet long distance runner. He is alternatively known as Volodymyr Kuts, the Ukrainian spelling, as Kuts was born in...
David Bedford

David Bedford

male, 59 years old
Olympic competitor for Great Britain, world record, UK Athletics, 1972 Munich Olympics, long distance runner, long distance track event…Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen
David Bedford (born London December 30, 1949) was an English long distance runner, whose career spanned the early 1970s. He is currently the Race...
Yobes Ondieki

Yobes Ondieki

male
Middle distance runner, Tokyo 1991, Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen, Lasse Viren, Bislett Games, 5000 m…1991 World Championships in Athletics, 10000 m
Yobes Ondieki is a former Kenyan 5000 m runner who won the World Championships' gold medal in Tokyo 1991. In the same year he set a temporary...
Ilmari Salminen

Ilmari Salminen

male, deceased (1986)
Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long distance, athlete, Athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, From Finland…Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen, 10,000 m world record
Ilmari Salminen was a Finnish athlete, winner of the 10 000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Elimäki, Finland, Ilmari Salminen was one of t...
Salah Hissou

Salah Hissou

male, 37 years old
Olympic bronze medalist, From Morocco, world record, Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen, Olympic competitor for Morocco, 1999 World Championships in Athletics
Salah Hissou (born January 16, 1972 in Ait Taghia) is a long-distance runner from Morocco, who won the gold medal over 5000m at the 1999 World...

Arturo Barrios

male, 46 years old
Former world record holder, Athlete at the 1992 Summer Olympics, world record, Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen, Olympic competitor for Mexico, 1988 Summer Olympics…world record holder, 10.000 metres
Arturo Barrios (born December 12, 1962) is a Mexican long-distance runner, who finished in fifth place in the 10.000 metres at the 1988 Summer...

Pyotr Bolotnikov

male, 79 years old
Olympic gold medalist, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, long-distance runner, Olympic athlete of the Soviet Union, Soviet athlete…Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen, 10 000 m world record
Pyotr Grigorevich Bolotnikov is a former Soviet athlete, one of the world's best stayers of the early 1960s, winner of 10 000 m at the 1960 Summer...

William Sigei

male, 40 years old
William Cheruiyot Sigei, 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 1994 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 10,000 metres, Bomet, Worldrecordprogression10000metresmen…IAAF World Cross Country Championships, world record
William Cheruiyot Sigei (born October 11, 1969 in Chebeing'o village, just outside of Kapsimotwo village, Bomet, Kenya) is a former Kenyan...