American Distance Runners

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Held every American record between 2000m and 5000m
Steve Prefontaine
Upset win in Olympic 10000m, Tokyo 1964
Billy Mills
Won Olympic Marathon, Munich 1972
Frank Shorter
Last American to hold world record in the mile
Jim Ryun
Four-time NCAA champion, best high school distance runner of his time
Gerry Lindgren
Silver Medalist in the Olympic 10000m, London 2012
Galen Rupp
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Bronze Medalist in the Olympic 5000m, Mexico City 1968
George Young
Bronze Medalist in the Olympic 5000m, Tokyo 1964, Assistant Coach to Bill Bowerman
Bill Dellinger
Kenyan-born athlete with twelve Olympic and World Championship Medals
Bernard Lagat
Three-time winner of the New York City Marathon, coach for the Nike Oregon Project
Alberto Salazar
Winner of the 1980 Olympic Marathon trials, hopeful for boycotted Moscow Games
Tony Sandoval
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Level 33
Jan 23, 2014
I had to check if this was for real. LOL... and not one of those lists like 'Great lovers from England' or "Top 10 bacon restaurants in Tel Aviv".
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Level 86
Jan 26, 2014
What?