| Gert-Jan Liefers is pictured above (orange & blue vest and blue shorts*)
during the final of the 1500m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He
finished in eighth place in the final with the medals going to Hicham El
Guerrouj (2469), Bernard Lagat (2348) and Rui Silva (out of shot). |
* between 2469 and 1576
| |
|
Men's 1500m. Final
2003 World Athletics Champs
|
| 1. Hicham EL GUERROUJ |
|
MAR |
|
3: 31.77 |
| 2. Mehdi BAALA |
|
FRA |
|
3: 32.31 |
| 3. Ivan HESHKO |
|
UKR |
|
3: 33.17 |
| 4. Paul KORIR |
|
KEN |
|
3: 33.47 |
| 5. Rui SILVA |
|
POR |
|
3: 33.68 |
| 6. Reyes ESTEVEZ |
|
ESP |
|
3: 33.84 |
| 7. Gert-Jan LIEFERS |
|
NED |
|
3: 33.99 |
| 8. Fouad CHOUKI |
|
FRA |
|
3: 34.05 |
|
|
|
Men's 1500m. Final
Olympic Games 2004
|
| 1. Hicham El Guerrouj |
|
MOR |
|
3: 34.18 |
| 2. Bernard Lagat |
|
KEN |
|
3: 34.30 |
| 3. Rui Silva |
|
POR |
|
3: 34.68 |
| 4. Timothy Kiptanui |
|
KEN |
|
3: 35.61 |
| 5. Ivan Heshko |
|
UKR |
|
3: 35.82 |
| 6. Michael East |
|
GBR |
|
3: 36.33 |
| 7. Reyes Estevez |
|
SPA |
|
3: 36.63 |
| 8. Gert-Jan Liefers |
|
NED |
|
3: 37.17 |
| |
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
800 Metres 1:45.47 Leiden 13 JUN 1998
1500 Metres 3:32.89 Bruxelles 24 AUG 2001
One Mile 3:51.39 Hengelo 01 JUN 2003
2000 Metres 4:56.56 Berlin 31 AUG 2001
3000 Metres 7:37.48 Hengelo 29 MAY 2005
5000 Metres 13:22.26 Luzern 14 JUN 2005
(Liefers finished 8th in the 5000 m final at the 2006
European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.)
ANNUAL PROGRESS 1,500 metres.
2005 3:35.29 Sevilla 04 JUN
2004 3:33.87 Roma 02 JUL
2003 3:33.99 Paris 27 AUG
2002 3:37.77 Sevilla 08 JUN
2001 3:32.89 Bruxelles 24 AUG (PB)
1999 3:35.20 Zürich 11 AUG
1998 3:34.27 Bruxelles 28 AUG
1997 3:38.07 Hechtel 19 JUL
1996 3:40.47 Sydney 25 AUG