Jim Spivey is pictured above - blue vest & shorts alongside American teammate
Steve Scott who is wearing 1080 - during the final of the 1500m at the 1987
World Championships in Rome. The race was the highpoint of Spivey's career
as he won the bronze medal behind Abdi Bile & Jose Luis Gonzalez who are
both towards the back of the pack in the above photo.
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Men's 1500m.
Final. Olympic Games 1984.
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| 1. Sebastian COE |
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GBR |
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3: 32: 53 |
| 2. Steve CRAM |
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GBR |
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3: 33: 40 |
| 3. Jose ABASCAL |
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SPA |
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3: 34: 30 |
| 4. Joseph CHESHIRE |
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KEN |
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3: 34: 52 |
| 5. Jim SPIVEY |
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USA |
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3: 36: 07 |
| 6. Peter WIRZ |
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SWI |
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3: 36: 97 |
| 7. Andres VERA |
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SPA |
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3: 37: 02 |
| 8. Omer KHALIFA |
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SUD |
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3: 37: 11 |
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Men's 1500m. Final.
World Athletics Champs 1987.
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| 1. Abdi Bile |
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SOM |
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3: 36.80 |
| 2. Jose Luis Gonzalez |
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ESP |
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3: 38.03 |
| 3. Jim Spivey |
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USA |
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3: 38.82 |
| 4. Joseph Chesire |
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KEN |
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3: 39.36 |
| 5. Omer Khalifa |
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SUD |
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3: 39.81 |
| 6. Jens-Peter Herold |
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GDR |
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3: 40.14 |
| 7. Mike Hillardt |
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AUS |
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3: 40.23 |
| 8. Steve Cram |
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GBR |
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3: 41.19 |
Jim Spivey failed to qualify for the 1988 Summer Olympics (finishing fourth at the US trials in Indianapolis)
in the same season in which he set his personal best over 1500 m (3:31.01, Koblenz).
Personal best times.
800 m -- 1:46.5 (1982)
1000 m -- 2:16.54 (1984)
1500 m -- 3:31.01 (1988)
One Mile-- 3:49.80 (1986)
2000 m -- 4:52.44 (1987, American record)
3000 m -- 7:37.04 (1993)
5000 m -- 13:15.86 (1994)
Over the course of his professional career, Jim Spivey won six U.S. national titles,
including the 1982 USA Indoor Mile and the Olympic Trials 1500 meters in 1984 and 1992.
Spivey was a three-time Olympian (1984, 1992 and 1996), his highest Olympic finish
coming in the 1984 Los Angeles Games 1500 meter final when he finished fifth.