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10000 meters: 28:00.8
This time is misattributed. 28:00.8 was Buddy Edelen's 6-mile best, not his 10,000-meter best.
Full reasoning
Multiple athletics reference sources contradict this line. Olympedia's Buddy Edelen profile lists his personal bests as 6 miles – 28:00.8 (1963) and 10000 – 29:53.0 (1963), so 28:00.8 is explicitly assigned to the 6-mile event rather than the 10,000 meters. A 1963 Athletics Weekly athlete profile likewise lists Edelen's best as "28:00.8 (6M)".
So the article is not just off by a small amount; it labels a mark from a different event as his 10,000-meter personal best.
2 sources
- Olympedia - Buddy Edelen
Personal Bests: 2 miles - 8:57.4i (1960); 5000 - 13:54.4 (1961); 6 miles - 28:00.8 (1963); 10000 - 29:53.0 (1963); Mar - 2-14:28 (1963).
- Athletics Weekly, Aug. 3, 1963
Buddy Edelen: (1937); Unofficial holder of world's fastest marathon time; best: 13:51.8 (3M), 28:00.8 (6M).