Ryszard Ostrowski is pictured above (760) making a late charge to take 4th place in the final
of the 800m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Billy Konchellah (661) took the Gold,
Peter Elliott (424) the silver and Jose Luiz Barbosa (78) the bronze.
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Men's 800m. Final
European Athletics Champs 1986
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| 1. Sebastian COE |
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GBR |
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1.44.50 |
| 2. Tom McKEAN |
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GBR |
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1.44.61 |
| 3. Steve CRAM |
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GBR |
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1.44.88 |
| 4. Rob DRUPPERS |
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HOL |
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1.45.53 |
| 5. Ryszard OSTROWSKI |
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POL |
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1.45.54 |
| 6. Peter BRAUN |
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FRG |
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1.45.83 |
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Men's 800m. Final
World Athletics Champs 1987
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| 1. Billy Konchellah |
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KEN |
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1: 43.06 |
| 2. Peter Elliott |
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GBR |
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1: 43.41 |
| 3. Jose Luiz Barbosa |
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BRA |
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1: 43.76 |
| 4. Ryszard Ostrowski |
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POL |
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1: 44.59 |
| 5. Faouzi Lahbi |
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MAR |
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1: 44.83 |
| 6. Stephen Ole Marai |
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KEN |
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1: 44.84 |
| 7. Slobodan Popovic |
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YUG |
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1: 45.07 |
| 8. Tom McKean |
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GBR |
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1: 49.21 |
He was the Polish 800 metres champion in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987
and won Polish indoor 800 metres championships in 1991 and 1994.
His personal best time was 1:44.38 minutes, achieved in September 1985 in Kobe.