Australian athlete Herb Elliott (1938– ) won gold by a wide margin in the 1500-m at the 1960 Olympics with a record that stood for seven years. At 22 he retired having never been beaten over the mile equivalent distance. He has been voted by his peers as history’s greatest middle distance runner. (M 45341) _ _.
Discovered on 26-6-1998 in Reedy Creek by Broughton, J.