The 28-year-old clocks 4:56.23 on the Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Croatia to go fifth on the UK 2000m all-time listing
James West has recorded the quickest 2000m by a Brit since 1987, with 4:56.23 on the Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb, Croatia (September 8).
The Brit goes fifth on the UK all-time listing within the course of and solely Steve Cram, Peter Elliott, Jack Buckner and Gary Staines have gone sooner.
West’s 4:56.23 is the quickest time since Elliott, Buckner and Staines ran 4:52.82, 4:53.06 and 4:53.69 respectively in 1987.
The trio raced in September in Lausanne and the 2000m is famend for being a distance that’s tried both very early on or late within the season.
It isn’t an Olympic or world occasion however is an official world report self-discipline.
World record-holders have ranged from the likes of Paavo Nurmi and John Walker to Noureddine Morceli and Hicham El Guerrouj.
James West (Getty)
Jakob Ingebrigtsen holds the present report after bettering El Guerrouj’s long-standing mark of 4:44.79 with an unimaginable 4:43.13 in Brussels final season.
Britain has solely ever had one world record-holder within the 2000m and that was Cram, who ran 4:51.39 in 1985.
Given the power of British center distance operating by means of the generations, the truth that West is now within the high 5 on the UK all-time listing over the space is mightily spectacular.
West, who relies in Manchester with New Stability, retained each of his nationwide titles this season – indoor 3000m and outside 5000m – and recorded a variety of private bests.
The Brit additionally completed seventh over 5000m on the European Championships and went ninth on the UK all-time listing within the self-discipline with 13:09.07 again in Might.
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