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David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s.
Nov 18, 2021 · Moorcroft presented the collection with the right shoe which he wore on 7 July 1982, when he took the breath away with the eighth of the 25 world record performances that have been established at the Bislett Games. David Moorcroft and his world record shoe which he has donated to the World Athletics Heritage Collection (© André ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Fifty years after he won his first national track title, we highlight 20 of Dave Moorcroft’s greatest or most memorable races. Former 5000m world record-holder Dave Moorcroft had a...
Apr 9, 2021 · A comprehensive list of over 120 races that the British distance running legend competed in during his peak years, including his world 5000m record and Commonwealth gold medals. See his personal bests, placings, opponents and venues for each event.
As a schoolboy, David Moorcroft showed little talent as an athlete or a student. He enjoyed running but he was not always successful. In fact on one occasion at age 12, he was last in a cross-country race: “I thought the earth had crumbled beneath me.”
Jul 9, 2022 · Learn about the remarkable career and performance of Dave Moorcroft, who set the 5000m world record of 13.00.41 in Oslo in 1982. Read how he overcame injuries, trained with John Anderson and ran solo for most of the race.
Apr 9, 2021 · Here we take a closer look at Dave Moorcroft’s stunning world record at 5000m from almost 40 years ago. World records by British athletes generally tend into fall of one of two categories.
