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| 03.07.26 | London, SB | AAA Championships | 1:50,9 | 03.07.26 | |||||||
| 14.07.28 | Paris, Colombes | National Championships | 1:50,6 | 14.07.28 | |||||||
| 02.08.32 | Los Angeles | Olympic Games | 1:49,8 | 1:49,9 | 02.08.32 | ||||||
| 20.08.36 | Stockholm | International | 1:49,7 | 20.08.36 | |||||||
| 20.08.38 | London, MP | handicap | 1:48,4 | 20.08.38 | |||||||
| 15.07.39 | Milano | ITA v. GER / 500m track | 1:46,6 | 1:49,0 | 15.07.39 | ||||||
| 07.06.40 | Compton (USA) | 1:49,0 | 07.06.40 | ||||||||
| 25.01.47 | Wanganui (NZL) | Handicap / grass track | 1:48,8 | 25.01.47 | |||||||
| 06.08.52 | Göteborg | 1:48,2 | 06.08.52 | ||||||||
| 28.08.54 | Bern | European Championships | 1:47,3 | 1:47,4 | 1:47,4 | 28.08.54 | |||||
| 25.06.55 | Boulder (USA) | AAU Championships | 1:47,3 | 1:47,4 | 25.06.55 | ||||||
| 03.08.55 | Oslo | 1:45,7 | 1:45,9 | 03.08.55 | |||||||
| 31.01.62 | Christchurch | 1:44,3 | 31.01.62 | ||||||||
| 15.08.64 | Kingston | 1:45,9 | 15.08.64 | ||||||||
| 16.10.64 | Tokyo | Olympic Games | 1:45,6 | 1:45,9 | 1:45,9 | 16.10.64 | |||||
| 10.06.66 | Terre Haute | 1:44,3y | 10.06.66 | ||||||||
| 09.07.67 | Los Angeles | 1:45,2 | 09.07.67 | ||||||||
| 15.10.68 | Ciudad de Mexico | Olympic Games | 1:44,40 | 1:44,57 | 1:45,46 | 1:45,83 | 1:45,99 | 15.10.68 | |||
| 16.07.70 | Stuttgart | 1:45,4 | 1:45,69 | 16.07.70 | |||||||
| 01.07.72 | Eugene | US-Trials | 1:44,3 | 1:45,1 | 1:45,2 | 1:45,3 | 1:45,4 | 1:46,0 | 01.07.72 | ||
| 27.05.73 | Los Angeles | Vons Classic | 1:44,4 | 27.05.73 | |||||||
| 27.06.73 | Milano | 1:43,7 | 27.06.73 | ||||||||
| 29.01.74 | Christchurch | Commonwealth Games | 1:44,39 | 1:44,92 | 29.01.74 | ||||||
| 25.07.76 | Montreal | Olympic Games | 1:43,50 | 1:43,86 | 1:44,12 | 1:45,26 | 1:45,75 | 1:45,77 | 25.07.76 | ||
| 21.08.77 | Sofia | 1:43,44 | 21.08.77 | ||||||||
| 05.07.79 | Oslo | 1:42,33 | 05.07.79 | ||||||||
| 15.08.79 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:45,04 | 1:45,40 | 15.08.79 | ||||||
| 10.06.81 | Firenze | 1:41,73 | 10.06.81 | ||||||||
| 18.08.82 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:45,29 | 1:45,65 | 18.08.82 | ||||||
| 28.06.83 | Oslo | 1:45,23 | 1:45,59 | 28.06.83 | |||||||
| 09.08.83 | Helsinki | World Championships | 1:44,87 | 1:45,12 | 1:45,46 | 1:45,74 | 09.08.83 | ||||
| 19.06.84 | Los Angeles, MC | US-Trials | 1:43,74 | 1:43,92 | 1:43,92 | 1:45,17 | 1:45,32 | 19.06.84 | |||
| 05.08.84 | Los Angeles, MC | Olympic Games/sf1 | 1:44,87 | 1:45,03 | 05.08.84 | ||||||
| 06.08.84 | Los Angeles, MC | Olympic Games | 1:43,64 | 1:43,83 | 1:44,03 | 1:44,53 | 1:44,86 | 06.08.84 | |||
| 22.08.84 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:43,51 | 22.08.84 | |||||||
| 24.08.84 | Bruxelles | Memorial Van Damme | 1:43,28 | 24.08.84 | |||||||
| 26.08.84 | Köln | Internationales des ASV Köln (A) | 1:42,28 | 1:43,28 | 1:43,91 | 26.08.84 | |||||
| 29.08.84 | Koblenz (FRG) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 1:45,11 | 29.08.84 | |||||||
| 21.08.85 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:44,57 | 21.08.85 | |||||||
| 25.08.85 | Köln | Internationales des ASV Köln | 1:44,49 | 1:44,78 | 25.08.85 | ||||||
| 28.08.85 | Koblenz (FRG) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz (r1) | 1:43,72 | 1:43,80 | 1:43,87 | 1:44,15 | 28.08.85 | ||||
| 16.08.95 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:43,57 | 16.08.95 | |||||||
| 31.07.96 | Atlanta | Olympic Games | 1:42,79 | 1:42,85 | 31.07.96 | ||||||
| 01.09.96 | Rieti | International | 1:43,67 | 01.09.96 | |||||||
| 07.07.97 | Stockholm | DN Galan | 1:41,73 | 07.07.97 | |||||||
| 13.08.97 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:41,24 | 13.08.97 | |||||||
| 24.08.97 | Köln | Sparkassen-Cup des ASV Köln / GP I | 1:41,11 | 24.08.97 | |||||||
| 03.09.99 | Bruxelles | Memorial Van Damme | 1:42,69 | 1:43,09 | 1:43,33 | 1:44,59 | 03.09.99 | ||||
| 17.08.01 | Zürich | Weltklasse Zürich | 1:43,30 | 1:44,01 | 1:44,32 | 17.08.01 | |||||
| 30.08.02 | Bruxelles | Memorial Van Damme | 1:44,20 | 30.08.02 | |||||||
| 27.08.06 | Rieti | International | 1:43,89 | 27.08.06 | |||||||
| 04.06.10 | Oslo | Bislett Games | 1:42,23 | 04.06.10 | |||||||
| 22.08.10 | Berlin | ISTAF | 1:41,09 | 22.08.10 | |||||||
| 29.08.10 | Rieti | International | 1:41,01 | 29.08.10 | |||||||
| 09.08.12 | London | Olympic Games | 1:40,91 | 1:41,73 | 1:42,53 | 1:42,82 | 1:42,95 | 1:43,20 | 1:43,32 | 1:43,77 | 09.08.12 |
| 27.08.16 | St. Denis | Meeting de Paris / Diamond League | 1:43,76 | 27.08.16 | |||||||
| 07.07.24 | Paris, SC | Meeting de Paris / Diamond League | 1:41,58 | 1:41,61 | 1:42,08 | 1:42,08 | 1:42,43 | 07.07.24 | |||
| 12.07.24 | Monaco | Herculis / Diamond League | 1:43,13 | 1:43,19 | 12.07.24 | ||||||
| 10.08.24 | St. Denis | Olympic Games | 1:41,20 | 1:41,50 | 1:41,67 | 1:42,14 | 1:42,82 | 10.08.24 | |||
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