saul mendozer of Mexico won the mens 1500m wheelchair race in a record time of 3 minites and 6.75 seconds the event was held on the 28th September in the Olympic stadium of sydney.
Bernard Lagat at 3:29.40 in 2005. He is a naturalised American originally from Kenya.
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Michael Johnson of the USA with a time of 43.49.
Lynn Davies is the Welsh record holder with 8.23m. He was also the Olympic gold medallist in 1964.
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The Olympic 400m men freestyle record is 3:40.59 by Ian Thrope.
Edwin Flack was the first Australian to receive gold at the first games of the modern Olympics. He won the 800m mens and the 1500m mens.
As of the 2008 Games, that would be 1:42.58 held by Vebjorn Rodal of Norway and set at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
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