Justin Gloden

Justin Gloden (born 22 March 1953 in Elvange^[1]) is a Luxembourgish athlete competing in the long-distance events.^[2] He represented his country in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing 36th out of 118 competitors. He also competed at the 1983 and 1987 World Championships.

He is the national record holder in all distance events from the 1500 metres to the marathon. In 1980 he was chosen Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year.

He was also a footballer playing for Spora Luxembourg. He got 1 cap for the Luxembourg national football team in a 1975 friendly against Germany.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Luxembourg
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	16th (h)	800 m	1:49.0
			–	5000 m	DNF
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	10th (h)	1500 m	3:41.62
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	27th (sf)	5000 m	14:12.25
1987	Games of the Small States of Europe	Monaco	1st	10,000 m	29:44.62
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	38th	Marathon	2:30:08
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	36th	Marathon	2:22:14
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	–	Marathon	DNF
1991	Games of the Small States of Europe	Andorra la Vella, Andorra	1st	10,000 m	31:24.41

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:49.00 (Prague 1978)
• 1500 metres – 3:39.92 (Cologne 1980)
• One mile – 3:59.4 (Brussels 1980)
• 2000 metres – 5:07.6 (Luxembourg 1978)
• 3000 metres – 7:54.2 (Bonn 1982)
• 5000 metres – 13:38.51 (Louvain 1983)
• 10,000 metres – 28:46.4 (Louvain 1984)
• 20,000 metres – 1:00:04.6 (Diekirch 1985)
• One hour – 19.970 (Diekirch 1985)
• Half marathon – 1:04:05 (Trier 1985)
• 25,000 metres – 1:16:26 (Berlin 1980)
• 30,000 metres – 1:36:12 (Frankfurt 1984)
• Marathon – 2:14:03 (Frankfurt 1985)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:06.6 (Vittel 1983)

References