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Post by Badactor on Nov 23, 2020 22:05:10 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on Nov 24, 2020 20:38:23 GMT -5
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1hooper
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Post by 1hooper on Nov 24, 2020 20:43:28 GMT -5
Always my favorite high school athlete.
Jim Ryun (East High School, Wichita, Kan.)
As a high school senior in 1965, Ryun ran a 3:55.3 mile at the AAU Championships to defeat Olympic champion Peter Snell. His record would stand for almost 36 years, broken in 2001 by Alan Webb. That's one reason he tops this list. Here are some others: Back in the day when sub-4-minute miles were relatively scarce, Ryun broke 4 minutes as a junior. Five of the six fastest schoolboy miles have been run by Ryun, most of them on much slower track surfaces than today's. While still in high school, Ryun competed in the 1,500 meters in the 1964 Olympics, making it to the semifinals.
Later at the University of Kansas, Ryun set the world record for the half mile and ran a 3:51.3 mile to shatter the old record by 2½ seconds. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, taking a silver in the 1,500 meters at Mexico City.
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Post by Badactor on Nov 24, 2020 23:42:30 GMT -5
Sports & Entertainment...
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Post by Badactor on Nov 24, 2020 23:46:03 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on Nov 25, 2020 0:07:28 GMT -5
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