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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-31 · 10 entries checked · 7 flagged · 14 issues confirmed · 7 corrected · 7 still open
Abebe Bikila — The entry states 'He participated in sixteen marathons total, winning twelve, and placing second in his first.' This is contradictory and factually incorrect because his first marathon was the 1960 Olympic marathon, which he won, not placed second.
Allyson Felix — The entry states Felix is 'the most decorated female athlete in World Athletics Championships history with 20 career medals.' This is disputed because Marita Koch also has 20 medals, so the claim is not uniquely true.
Allyson Felix — The entry states Felix 'became the youngest world champion in the 200 meters at the 2005 Helsinki World Championships (though not the youngest ever, as Marion Jones was younger when she won in 1997).' This is contradictory and factually incorrect; Felix was no
Armand Duplantis — The entry states Duplantis holds the world record at 6.25 m, but his official world record is 6.26 m set on 25 August 2024.
Armand Duplantis — The entry says Duplantis has cleared six metres or higher in 79 competitions over 8 consecutive seasons as of October 2025, which is speculative and not verifiable from established canon.
Gert Fredriksson — The entry lists a silver medal in 1948 K-1 10000 m, but Fredriksson actually won gold in that event in 1948, not silver.
Gert Fredriksson — The entry lists a bronze medal in 1952 K-1 10000 m, but Fredriksson actually won silver in that event in 1952, not bronze.
Haile Gebrselassie — The entry states Haile Gebrselassie won four World Championship titles in the 10,000 metres, but he actually won three golds (1995, 1997, 1999) and one silver (1993) in the 10,000 m at World Championships, not four golds.
Haile Gebrselassie — The entry claims he set a 10,000 metres world record of 26:43.16 in 1995, but his 1995 10,000 m world record was 26:43.53.
Heike Drechsler — Drechsler's legal best of 7.48 metres was set in 1987, not 1988.
Heike Drechsler — The phrasing 'equalling one in 1985 and 1986' is inaccurate; she equalled the record in 1985, then broke it in 1986.
Hicham El Guerrouj — The claim that El Guerrouj is the 'current world record holder in the 1500 metres' is outdated; his record was broken by Jakob Ingebrigtsen on July 12, 2024, with a time of 3:26.73, though not yet ratified.
Hicham El Guerrouj — The claim that 'He and Jakob Ingebrigtsen are the only men to have run faster than 3:27 for the 1500 m and 3:44 for the mile' is factually incorrect; other athletes such as Noah Ngeny (3:43.40 mile) have also run sub-3:44 miles and sub-3:27 1500 m times.
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