Word: jungwirth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that jammed London's White City Stadium expected great things in the International Invitation Mile, an added attraction of a London v. New York Track and Field Meet. The entries included three of the world's best middle-distance runners: Czechoslovakia's Stanislav Jungwirth, who had just set a world record for the 1,500 meters (3:38.1); Ireland's Ron Delany, the 1,500-meter Olympic champ; and, of course. Ibbotson. the 25-year-old electrical engineer from Yorkshire, who twice had broken four minutes...
Ibbotson opened up. For one wavering second, he hung by Front Runner Jungwirth's shoulder before blasting by the slim, blond Czech. Back in the pack, Delany frantically started a last-lap kick that started the crowd bellowing with delight. Delany sailed toward the front, but Ibbotson streaked across the line 10 yds. in the lead. His time: 3:57.2, smashing the old 3:58 world record set by Australia's John Landy in 1954. In the first four-man finish under four minutes, Delany was clocked at 3:58.8, Jungwirth at 3:59.1 and England...
...record lasted just one day. Running in Prague, Czechoslovakia's Stanislav Jungwirth, who finished only sixth in the Olympics, sprinted the first 800 meters in 1:54.2 (the world record: 1:45-7), still had enough left to break the tape in 3:38.1. Popeyed track experts guessed that Jungwirth's speed was the equivalent of a 3:55.1 mile...
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