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2 unusual facts about Herb Elliott


Derek Ibbotson

Ibbotson represented England in the then Empire Games at Cardiff in 1958 and, like everyone else, was beaten out of sight by the great Herb Elliott.

Global Corporate Challenge

The Global Corporate Challenge (GCC) was founded in 2004 in Melbourne, Australia by former Australian Olympic champion Herb Elliott and advertising executive Glenn Riseley.


Gordon Pirie

However, in a radio interview with Eamonn Andrews soon after the games, the great Australian runner Herb Elliott, referred to Pirie and Ibbotson who, having broken the world record for the mile in 1957, had never regained the same form and was not selected for Rome.

Lawrence Morgan

Although the Australian Olympic team consisted of big names like Herb Elliott, Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose, Morgan was the only dual Gold Medalist.


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