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David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s.
Nov 18, 2021 · Moorcroft presented the collection with the right shoe which he wore on 7 July 1982, when he took the breath away with the eighth of the 25 world record performances that have been established at the Bislett Games. David Moorcroft and his world record shoe which he has donated to the World Athletics Heritage Collection (© André Hjorteseth)
Jul 9, 2022 · Learn about the remarkable career and performance of Dave Moorcroft, who set the 5000m world record of 13.00.41 in Oslo in 1982. Read how he overcame injuries, trained with John Anderson and ran solo for most of the race.
- AAA 12 stage Relay, Sutton Park, May 1, 1971. 14:27 3.1M (fastest leg) While a month earlier he had won his first ever major title (a low-key AAA indoor under-20 1500m in 3:55.8), the first time he showed real national prominence was as a just turned 18-year-old when he moved Coventry Godiva from ninth to first on the second leg in British road running’s biggest event with the day’s fastest leg.
- AAA Junior 1500m Championships, Wolverhampton, August 7, 1971. 1st 3:51.9. Black (European junior record 8:00.8) had proved too strong in the AAA Junior 3000m at Crystal Palace where he was sixth in 8:22.8.
- National 12 stage Relay, Derby, April 28, 1973. 13:00 2.9M (fastest leg) He had been second fastest in 1972 but regained the fastest leg award as he ran a fairly lonely stage 10 only moving Coventry from fifth to fourth.
- Philips National Indoor 1500m Champs, Cosford, January 24, 1976. 1st 3:45.6. He made little progress in 1974 focussing more on studying at Loughborough.
David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s.
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Apr 9, 2021 · Here we take a closer look at Dave Moorcroft’s stunning world record at 5000m from almost 40 years ago. World records by British athletes generally tend into fall of one of two categories....
His brilliant and stunning 5,000 world record in 1982, which knocked 5.79 seconds off the previous mark, has obscured David Moorcroft’s fine competitive record in his long running career. True the English runner did not achieve Olympic glory, but he did win two Commonwealth golds (1978, 1,5000 and 1982 5,000), a European bronze and a European ...
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