Awarded Companion of the Order of Australia (2002).
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Herb Elliott
Herbert James Elliott is a former Australian athlete and arguably the world's greatest middle-distance runner of his era. In August 1958 he set the world record in the mile run, clocking 3:54.5, 2.7 seconds under the record held by Derek Ibbotson; later in the month he set the 1500 metres world record, running 3:36.0, 2.1 seconds under the record held by Stanislav Jungwirth. In the 1500 metres at…
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Born 25 February 1938 · Q472503
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2001· 1 entry
Won Centenary Medal (2001).
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Athletics Australia Hall of Fame (2000).
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Won Australian Sports Medal (2000).
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1994· 1 entry
Earned Silver Olympic Order (1994).
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1964· 1 entry
Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (1964).
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1960· 1 entry
Started a further degree course in natural sciences at the University of Cambridge, having been awarded another scholarship by Shell at the behest of Lewis Luxton, an Australian executive at the company who had rowed
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1958· 1 entry
Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1958).
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-02-25.
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