Olympics hero says goodbye to gold Nov 1, 2008
"My original medals were stolen in 1985 when we were living in Brighton [Melbourne]. Some years back I needed a gold from Rome for some reason or another and I phoned Herb Elliott, who lived nearby, asking for his and all he could say was 'You can, if I can find it'. Well, selling my medals is a way of making them available to all Australians," he said. The Konrads children - Eva, 9, John, 7, and Ilsa, 5 - arrived in Australia in 1949 with their parents, Janis and Elsa, after fleeing to Germany... (The Age, Australia)
Rocky road to staying at top of the game Oct 10, 2008
Australia's Herb Elliott was one. He never lost a race over 1500 metres or a mile at any level of competition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
US Olympic approach is to win as a team Sep 3, 2008
Team doctor Herb Elliott on why Jamaicans are such terrific sprinters: "We're too damn lazy to run distance.". Breakfast treat. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Doping scandals at a minimum Aug 25, 2008
" By the end of the Beijing Olympics, the IOC will have conducted about 4,500 tests. That's about 25 percent more than were performed in Athens in 2004, which resulted in 26 positive tests. Besides running the standard battery of tests for steroids and erythropoietin (EPO), officials say, athletes also have been subjected to human growth hormone tests (about 500 to 1,000 will have been performed by the end of the Games). But to date, the HGH test, which was also used at the 2006 Winter Olympics... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Comparable feats Aug 24, 2008
""When [conductor] Arturo Toscanini came to the States, he said of Marian Anderson that a voice like that comes once every 100 years," said Jamaican team doctor Herb Elliott. "A guy like Usain comes every 100 years. "In addition to immense natural talent, Bolt, who added a third gold in the 4 x 100 relay, has the natural personality and name to transcend the sport.When asked about a nickname, there was a smile in his voice as he slowly said, "They call me Lightning Bolt. (Boston Globe)
Jammin' Jamaicans Aug 23, 2008
If you came to the (Jamaican Olympic) Trials in June, you'd see the kind of depth we have and that we're expected to do this type of thing, said Dr. Herb Elliott, who holds several positions within the country's various sports federations ... To which Conte replied: If Herb Elliott is so smart, then he likely realizes that having a Jamaican female athlete improve her 100-meter time by more than a half-second, or five meters, in only one year is highly suspicious. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Jamaica's Bolt becomes first to take both 100, 200 meter races since 1984 Aug 21, 2008
"Let me tell you something with regards to drugs," said Herb Elliott, the Jamaican team's chief doctor. "I am the person who tests in Jamaica. I have tested [Bolt] between November of last year and [now] 15 times. Since he has come [to Beijing], he has been tested six times for blood and urine. So anyone who wants to accuse this person or this program about drugs, I can say just one thing: We are ready at any time at any hour to be tested."19. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bolt fastest man on planet Aug 21, 2008
"Mr. Conte is a poster boy for cheating," said Herb Elliott, team doctor for Jamaican track. "He should not be allowed to open his mouth about anything.". (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Jamaica takes the glory in its stride Aug 19, 2008
The Jamaican team doctor, Herb Elliott, said talented runners were now staying in Jamaica and proving to be very successful under two main coaches, Stephen Francis and Glen Mills. "I first saw Usain when he was 13 and he was very, very fast, but Glen helped get his biomechanics correctly and worked on his technique the stride pattern is very important," Dr Elliott said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Olympics overload Aug 19, 2008
The Jamaican team physician might have said it best, Toscanini said Marian Anderson s contralto voice comes along once a century, said Dr. Herb Elliott. A guy like Usain Bolt comes along once a century. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Lightning Fast? Aug 17, 2008
"He does what he has to do to win," said Herb Elliott, the team physician for the Jamaican team. "You guys from the states like to quote Vince Lombardi: 'Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.' He could probably go faster. I don't think he has an idea. He came here to win and he won.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Jamaica solidifies, then celebrates claim as a 'sprint factory' of athletes Aug 17, 2008
It's great to see such good athletes coming up right now," said musician Julian Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley."I'll be smiling the whole night, yeah mon, and waving my flag all around Beijing," said Alan Beckford, 45, the general manager of the Jamaica Automobile Association.Earlier in the day, at a party for Jamaican visitors hosted by the nation's embassy, Jamaicans voiced pride in their sprinters."We've been known all over the world for reggae, and this will mean we'll be known for... (Anchorage Daily News)
New challenge ahead for mighty Bolt Aug 17, 2008
69 seconds the Jamaican team's chief medical officer Herb Elliott spoke out against drug taking. Elliott was insistent that Bolt was as clean as they come and indeed challenged the doubters to come and see at first hand the Jamaican anti-doping system. (Sify)
Olympics: Jamaica's Bolt breaks world record in 100m in athletics Aug 17, 2008
Dr Herb Elliott, Jamaican team chief doctor, immediately moved to scotch suggestions that the youngster was doped. "I don't care about the rumours. He's been tested over and over again," said Elliott. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Brierty wins $33m Fortescue contract Aug 15, 2008
Brierty previously worked on Fortescue's rail line that connects Cloudbreak to Port Hedland, and undertook major earthworks at Fortescue's Herb Elliott port development. It will commence mobilisation activities after contract documentation is finalised. (The Age)
Rookies on the rise Aug 10, 2008
Herb Elliott won it in Rome in 1960, then retired at the age of 22, unbeaten in a three-year senior span as brilliant as it was brief. Elliott, of course, wanted to pursue a business career, as did John Landy and Roger Bannister, the two protagonists of the four-minute mile chase, who also retired a few years before Elliott after relatively brief terms on the track. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hunt on for Opes Prime funds Apr 10, 2008
Even the businessman and great former Olympian Herb Elliott, who himself stands to lose millions, thought he had rights to his shares. But ANZ, the biggest financier to Opes Prime, has claimed rights over many of the shares and has busily set about selling them. (ABC Online)
CBD: Not out of a job quite yet Apr 8, 2008
" Leisure options Alternative plans for Lachlan to consider: * Buy the Brisbane Bullets. * Watch his Jaipur 20-20 cricket team run around in India. * Rejoin News Corp. * Get some tips on being a stay-at-home dad from Mark Latham. * Go to a few more Brisbane Broncos games. * Check out Seek.com.au. Better make that Careerone.com.au. He's got an interest in that one. * Ring James about a job. Er, that's James Murdoch, his brother, not Packer. * Spend some time in Illyria. The real one. By the board... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Athletics fading from sight in dash for ratings Mar 1, 2008
What if a real superstar, someone in the Herb Elliott class, was to surface in Australia tomorrow. Surely he or she would be a big drawcard. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Revived Katich shows captain qualities Jan 12, 2008
He needs to show Herb Elliott and other elders that their words are respected and have been absorbed. He needs to get an essentially good-natured successor back on track. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Patriots' Tom Brady makes being a superstar QB look almost routine, selected AP male athlete Dec 22, 2007
1958 Herb Elliott, track. 1957 Ted Williams, baseball. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Rawlinson ranked No.1 hurdler for 2007 Dec 21, 2007
Rawlinson joins the likes of Ron Clarke (five times ranked No.1), Marlene Mathews and Betty Cuthbert (both four times) and Cathy Freeman, Pam Ryan, Kerry Junna-Saxby and Herb Elliott (all three times) with multiple No.1 rankings. Deakes joins John Landy, Rob de Castella, Ralph Doubell, Simon Baker, Betty Moore, Maureen Caird, Emma George, Dixie Willis, Kerry O'Brien, Dmitri Markov and John Winter as athletes to achieve the top spot on one occasion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Blistering pace at FMG's Pilbara project Nov 8, 2007
Chairman Herb Elliott told shareholders the project would be delivered on time and as close to budget as possible. The $12. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
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Dr. Herb Elliott, in a television interview on Tuesday, said when he entered Woolmer's room, the coach was still alive. It is not clear if he arrived before or after the nurse, but he is expected to testify later at the inquest. (Yahoo! Asia News)
A Call To Protect Sinkhole's Treasures Oct 2, 2007
" Most of the artifacts wouldn't have been discovered if it weren't for Herb Elliott. In the late 1990s, the Heritage Pines resident stumbled across a small coral spearhead sticking out of the ground. It was the first of thousands of objects he would find. Elliott, 75, cataloged his rare collection and donated it to the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources in Tallahassee. Most notably, he found several limestone and coral Clovis points: rare fluted spearheads used to... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Looking for a cure for insomnia? Apr 29, 2007
You will remember last year, TFF wrote about how the great Herb Elliott gave a motivational speech to the lads at his local Bangalow Rugby Club - NSW Far North Coast, near Byron Bay - and how they triumphed in the grand final, pausing only to remove a black snake halfway through the game. Alas, they had a tragedy a fortnight ago. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bleat City: why southern boasts sound feeble Mar 20, 2007
AOC president John Coates, who will accompany Premier Beattie, Brisbane Mayor Campbell Newman and fabled miler Herb Elliott to Kenya, concedes Russian petrodollars are likely to win Moscow the bid. "There is a lot of money in Russia at the moment," Coates said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sport dreams dim as stars fade away Feb 28, 2007
Plenty of stars, but no superstars certainly none like Dennis Lillee, Herb Elliott, Rod Laver, David Campese, Dawn Fraser, Reg Gasnier and Tulloch, to name a few others from the past half-century. No doubt this is just a lull. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Juniors need hard grind to reverse our slump: Newk Jan 26, 2007
"Herb Elliott would never have won without Percy Cerutty driving him Harry Hopman built this work ethic where I was sent to the gym when I was 10 years of age. I used to get a bus after school to go to the gym. "It was the norm. We'd get our best young kids and they'd have to go to the gym. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
