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Paavo Nurmi
Finnish runner
Steve Ovett
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Hicham El Guerrouj
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Kip Keino
Kip Keino
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Tatyana Kazankina clinching the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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Gunder Hägg
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Glenn Cunningham, who won the silver medal in the 1,500-metre event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Glenn Cunningham
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Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
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Wang Junxia
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Alberto Juantorena
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Jim Lightbody
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Dave Wottle
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Sheppard, Mel
Mel Sheppard
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Mal Whitfield after winning the 800-metre race at the 1948 Olympics in London.
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