That said there weren’t that many global golds accumulated by Cram, Coe and Ovett. When you consider how dominant he was in the mid 80s Cram only won one 🥇 (WC 1983). I think Coe was the best as he won two Olympic 1500m golds.

And of course returned to Bislett a couple of weeks later to break the mile World Record.

The BBC filtered out the green tinge appearing on David's neck

He was right about convid!

Majestetic

Very graceful runner in full flow.

Cram was gangly and awkward like a giraffe. How that can be described as beautiful is beyond me 🤔🤣

@@KryptonitetoallBS And, you I would guess, are blind!

Well, he didn't really have a tactic, he simply did a long run from home. Ovett almost always left it late, and Coe with his basic speed, again preferred to leave it late...unless running against Cram where he knew that he couldn't let Steve take the lead in the last lap or it would be difficult to get by him,

@@musik102 Absolutely. Cram didn't quite have the kick that Coe or Ovett had but was superb at leading from 300m to go and never looking like anyone could pass him.

Yes but he wasn't in Ovetts peak era or Coes. In fact when he was against Coe in '84 he was found wanting. There was no one to touch Ovett 1979-81 and no one to touch Cram in '85. Never mind how good Coe was.

Don’t think he’s a well man.

3:31,34 (1.) +3,24s 3 S. Scott, USA (2.); J. Spivey, USA (3.); T. Hacker, USA (4.); C. Aragon, USA (5.); J. Walker (6.); J. Kroon, SWE (7.); J. Buckner, GBR (8.); M. O'Sullivan, IRL (9.); T. Wessinghage, FRG (10.); C. Reitz, GBR (11.); M. Boit, KEN (12.); T. Harbour, USA (14.)

@@redrum4100 Thanks! I was wondering where Hacker finished!

No ,

you try running 3.31!

YOU TRY RUNNING 3:08 FOR 1500 ,,,

I do it all the time. 3.08 is easy for 1500cm

To make sure DRACULA isn't following him !!!!!!¡

Its an earlier meet in Oslo in 1985. The Dream Mile was later in the summer of 85 and it was an evening meet.

Marici Maths Stuart is right., it was a earlier meeting. 1 week later Cram ran 3.29 and a few days later he ran 3.46.32 for a mile

Majestic. Can you imagine being in this good shape. My childhood hero. I think 1985 was astonishing for Cram.

It will be broken soon and of course by a kenyan.

@@kiarieben9883 maybe by a Norwegian

You try running 3:26 ,0

Really now, why would you say that?

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT,,,,, THAT WOULD BE NICE !!!!!! CRAM WAS IN THE ZONE AND SHOULD HAVE RUN 3:27/3:28 THAT YEAR!!!!!!! HE WAS CAPABLE OF THIS!!!!!!!!

Jeremy Homewood yes

Uh huh.

There's more than just Cram in the 1500 in this video clip...

no.

@@mathematics5573 yes DEFINITELY!!!!!!

but he didn't. It is easy saying he could have. Have you tried running 3.31?

@@mathematics5573 3:31 of a 58 first lap just missing the world record by Six tenths is fantastic and it really showed us what CRAM was capable of and he proved it a few days later!!!!! Look how good he looks at the end!!!!!! You are right it's easy to speculate but back then,,,even now I'm still in awe at how efficient CRAM ran 3:31from such a slow first lap Brilliant!!!!! No wonder he had such a phenomenal 1985 season !!!!!! Even today's best middle distance runner's would be hard pressed to accomplish such a feat and cram proved you didn't have to go bonkers in the early part of a race as his mile world record proved/ 2:53 at the bell and a 53 last lap !!!!!!!!! That's what I'm saying!!! What an honour to have witnessed this race and to think it wasn't even a world record attempt!!!! BRILLIANT !!!!!!!! OVETT ⭐ knew his record was dangling by a thread after this performance!

thanks. i once heard cram saying that sometimes athletes go through purple patches, where nothing goes wrong. That refers to races where you feel great all the way and set world records or personal bests. I watched this race live. it was very exciting. He was invicible. Cram could have challenged Hichem EG, the current worlxd record holder.