Ian Stewart - European 5000m Champion, Athens 1969

[@marshallstanley9925]

That was cool to see! Thanks

[@runreilly]

Ian Stewart was tough as nails. If he had died young like Steve Prefontaine I'll bet there might be some movies about him. As of right now I can't even find a single documentary. What a shame.

[@PrentisHancock1]

Full documentary on Ian, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn3cZYh7jbWhiqM Happy birthday to him, today, 15th January.

[@sanderslongdrive]

Absolutely no-one could outsprint Ian Stewart! His most blistering sprinting secured him a bronze medal in the greatest 5k ever run - at the '72 Olympics. In the 1960s, in all U.K. races, three males won most every domestic event entered - Ian Stewart, Ron Hill, David Bedford. David was unbeatable as a schoolboy. Thus reading 'Athletics Weekly' results got quite predictable!

[@athleticscoach2012]

Thanks for posting, never seen that before, great run and great video

[@Dazzler23]

Superb run. Did very well to come back after the Russian had passed him. Good bronze for team-mate Alan Blinston too.A very successful Euros for GB with six golds, from fewer events than now.

[@tonydiaz2541]

Remember a race that Stewart had against Gammudi(sp). He ran the last lap in 51. Stewart clearly had some "wheels."

[@Zndwls]

Full results: 1.Stewart (Britain) 13:44.8, 2.Sharafetdinov (Soviet Union) 13:45.8, 3.Blinston (Britain) 13:47.6, 4.Diessner (East Germany) 13:50.4, 5.Korica (Yugoslavia) 13:51.4, 6.Ardizzone (Italy) 13:51.8, 7.Puttemans (Belgium) 13:53.2, 8.Nåjde (Sweden) 13:55.8, 9.Tijou (France) 13:56.8, 10.Jourdan (France) 13:58.4, 11.Shopsha (Soviet Union) 14:01.8, 12.Petr (Czechoslovakia) 14:12.8, 13.Baxter (Britain) 14:19.0.

[@gary1961]

A slow time in what appeared to be a very tough race.

[@tommytempo1]

A tactical championship race and the heat of Athens made the race slow.

[@ЭдгарГольцов]

Шарафетдинов- красавчик! Серебро на Европе, в те годы,- очень круто!

[@mandykhoo2473]

Difficult character ...his comeback was great

[@voicezful]

Ian Stewart was a far better athlete than Brendan Forster but was never afforded the same celebrity status, like not getting a job with the BBC, as every GB athlete good or bad, seems to have nowadays.

[@teamroyal5545]

far better athlete? Foster beat Stewart in Montreal 5000 after having won Britain's only track medal of games in 10k. Foster had faster pbs at 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10k.

[@PaulVinonaama]

@@teamroyal5545 Looking from a distance (from Finland), their achievements seem about equal. Both were European champions and both got bronze at the Olympics.

[@runningblood58]

@@teamroyal5545 Foster ran an Olympic record in the semi's of the 5,000 he was great

[@tommytempo1]

@@runningblood58 ...and running 13:20 in the 5000m heats at Montreal probably killed any chances that Foster or Dixon had for a medal in the Final!

[@runningblood58]

@@tommytempo1 I hear ya uncle Tommy🏃‍♂️