Jim Spivey
Jim Spivey (actually: James Calvin Spivey, born March 7, 1960 in Schiller Park, Illinois ) is a former American middle and long distance runners.
In 1983 he reached at the World Championships in Helsinki over 5000 m the semi-finals, and in 1984 he was at the Olympics in Los Angeles he was more than 1500 m fifth.
During the season he celebrated his greatest successes. In each case above 1,500 meters he finished fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis and won the silver medal at the Pan American Games after the Brazilian Joaquim Cruz. At the World Championships in Rome, he won bronze in 3:38,82 minutes and had only the Somalis Abdi Bile ( 3:36,80 min ) and the Spaniard José Luis González defeated ( 3:38,03 min).
Although he set his best time ( 3:31,01 min) aufstellte 1988 on 1500 m, he missed finishing fourth at the U.S. Championships to qualify for the Olympic Games in Seoul.
He was at the Olympic Games in Barcelona aft 1500 m 1992. A year later he was over the same distance in fifth at the World Championships in Stuttgart. He then returned to the 5000 -meter distance. At the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, he retired from the lead in the 1996 Olympics he reached the semifinals.
Outdoors it was 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1992 national champion in the 1500 m, in the hall in 1982 over 1 mile and 1988 over 3000 m.
Jim Spivey is 1,80 m tall and weighed about 63 kg competition times. He named his son after the British world record holder in the 800 -meter run, Coe, Sebastian. After the end of his active career he began in 1997 to work as an athletic trainer.
Personal Best
- 800 m: 1:46,5 min, June 12, 1982 Berkeley
- 1000 m: 2:16,54 min, July 21, 1984 Eugene
- 1500 m: 3:31,01 min, August 28, 1988, Koblenz Hall: 3:39,6 min, February 1, 1987, Providence (intermediate )
- Hall: 3:55,71 min, February 1, 1987, Providence
- Hall: 5:05,79 min, January 31, 1986, Bloomington
- Hall: 7:52,91 min, February 26, 1988, New York City