This was sent to me by former list member Alan Sigmon (who now just reads the archives) for forwarding. A very revealing quiz question, and some super stats:
> Quiz Time: How many 1500's in the US have been won in a time of 3:34.90 or faster? >For the answer, see the complete list at the end of the message: > > > > For what it's worth, here's > my compilation of the fastest 1500 by state, for the top half or so of the > Union. (There may be a few errors in here, because I've not updated this in a > while): > > > > > > California 3:32.53 Sebastian Coe (UK) Los Angeles 11 Aug > 84 > Georgia 3:32.88 Noureddine Morceli (Mor) Atlanta 1 Aug 96 > North Carolina 3:34.87 Uwe Becker (WG) Durham 26 Jun 82 > Tennessee 3:34.92 Steve Scott Knoxville 20 Jun 82 > Oregon 3:35.15 Steve Scott Eugene 15 Jun 80 > Arkansas 3:35.84 Joe Falcon Fayetteville 16 Apr 88 > Indiana 3:36.62 Steve Scott Indianapolis 19 Jun 83 > Louisiana 3:35.30 Sydney Maree (RSA) Baton Rouge 6 Jun 81 > Kansas 3:36.4 + Rick Wohlhuter Wichita 31 May 75 > Michigan 3:36.62 Kevin Sullivan (Can) Ann Arbor 15 May 98 > Pennsylvania 3:36.71 Adam Dixon Philadelphia 28 Apr 84 > New Jersey 3:38.1 Tom O'Hara New Brunswick 28 Jun 64 > Washington 3:38.2 Jerome Howe Seattle 17 Jun 72 > Texas 3:38.39 Steve Holman Austin 6 Jun 92 > Virginia 3:38.45 Steve Holman Harrisonburg 16 May 98 > Ohio 3:38.61 Joe Falcon Columbus 12 May 90 > Missouri 3:38.91 Kip Cheruiyot (Ken) Cape Giradeau 20-23 May 87 > Illinois 3:39.20 Don Paige Champaign 2 Jun 79 > Florida 3:39.41 Mark Deady Tampa 18 Jun 88 > Nebraska 3:39.66 Jonah Kiptarus (Ken) Lincoln 21 May 96 > Dist. of Columbia 3:39.89 Paul Weilenmann Washington 24 May 90 > Iowa 3:40.1 Michael Cox Ames 16 May 95 > Massachusetts 3:40.18 Matt Holthaus Dedham 31 May 97 > Connecticut 3:40.60 Greg Whiteley New Haven 22 May 88 > New York 3:40.72 Terrance Herrington New York 15 Jun 91 > Alabama 3:41.51 Eddie Terrell Birmingham 5 Jun 97 > Minnesota 3:41.57 Paul McMullen Minnespolis 10 May 97 > Idaho 3:42.10 Graham Hood (Can) Boise 4 Jun 94 > Superior Indoor Marks: > New Jersey 3:35.4+i Marcus > O'Sullivan (Ire) East Rutherford 13 Feb 88 > Rhode Island 3:37.9+i Frank O'Mara > (Ire) Providence 1 Feb 87 > New York 3:38.3+i Ray Flynn (Ire) > New York 6 Feb 81 > Massachusetts 3:38.3 i Adam Dixon > Allston 15 Feb 84 > Virginia 3:38.50 i Abdi Bile (Som) > Fairfax 16 Feb 86 > Maryland 3:39.8+i Dick Buerkle > College Park 13 Jan 78 > > Best By American: > California 3:33.1 Jim Ryun Los > Angeles 8 Jul 67 > North Carolina 3:35.84 Brian Hyde > Chapel Hill 13 May 95 > Michigan 3:37.27 David Krummenacker > Ann Arbor 15 May 98 > Louisiana ? 3:37.99 Jamey Harris > New Orleans 21 Jun 98 > Georgia 3:37.81 Paul > McMullen Atlanta 1 Aug 96 > > > 1500's in the US won > in 3:34.90 or faster (all four of them); > > > 3:32.53 Sebastian Coe (UK) > Los Angeles Olympic Games 11 Aug 84 > 3:32.88 Noureddine Morceli > (Mor) Atlanta Olympic Games 1 Aug 96 > 3:33.1 Jim Ryun (US) Los Angeles > USA--British Commonwealth 8 Jul 67 > 3:34.87 Uwe Becker (WG) > Durham USA-FRG-Africa 26 Jun 82>
