Justin Gloden (born 22 March 1953 in ElvangeSports-Reference profile) is a Luxembourgish athlete competing in the long-distance events. 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 Representing 1978European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia16th (h)800 m1:49.0 –5000 mDNF1980Liberty Bell ClassicPhiladelphia, United States6th1500 m3:43.431982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece10th (h)1500 m3:41.621983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (sf)5000 m14:12.251987Games of the Small States of EuropeMonaco1st10,000 m29:44.62World ChampionshipsRome, Italy38thMarathon2:30:081988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea36thMarathon2:22:141990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia –MarathonDNF1991Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra1st10,000 m31:24.41
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)
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