Seb Coe split 45.xx on 4x4 relay, and Borzakovski has run 45.84
last summer as preparation for Sydney. Bucher has run 46.32.
None of them trained specifically for 400 as far as I know.
Oleg
> On Wed, 2 May 2001, Ed & Dana Parrot wrote:
> > Mark Everett certainly had the potential based on his times. Jearl
> > Miles-Clark and Anna Quirot certainly did. How many times did Kipketer run
> > an elite open 400m during his peak 2 years? How many times have the other
> > 800 contenders run elite open 400's?
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> Actually, Kipketer ran a 400 open a few years ago and ran 48-something.
> Certainly not his best, but it shows he doesn't have the leg speed to run
> the 400. He can though break 4:00 in the mile.
>
> I think if the best 800 guys ran the 400 we would see a few 45s, a bunch
> of 46s and a whole lot of 47s. Many cannot break 48. For instance Marko
> Koers who I've seen run the 400 open several times hasn't broken 48 that I
> know of. I would guess he might hit 47.8 at the very best. There may be
> a couple of exceptions like Mark Everett.
>
> As an aside, Juantorena ran 3:42 for the 1500 indicating he had some
> endurance. 3:45 is probably close to the slow end for any sub-1:45 800m
> guy. Do the Michael-Johnson-could-be-the-greatest-800m-guy-of-all-time
> crowd really think he is capable of such a time at 1500? If he's not he's
> probably also not capable of a world-class 800.
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> Paul
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