Jim Ryun - Wikipedia
James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and was the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.
Jim Ryun : Athletes - Bring Back the Mile
FUN FACT: Jim Ryun was the first athlete to set a Mile world record by running every lap under 60 seconds: (57.9, 57.6 [1:55.5], 59.8 [2:55.3], 56.0), clocking 3:51.3 in Berkeley, CA on July 17, 1966.
Fifty Years Ago, the College Kid From Kansas Broke the World Record
2016年7月15日 · Fifty years ago, July 17, 1966, Jim Ryun of Kansas University broke the world record for one mile. His 3:51.3 at UC Berkeley was more than two seconds faster than Michel Jazy’s one-year-old...
Jim Ryun | USA Track & Field - usatf.org
While at the University of Kansas, he became world record holder in the 800 yards and one-mile run at age 19 and gained the 1500m record the following year. In all, Ryun set six world records and held the world mile record for nine years and U.S. mile record for 14 years.
The Untold Story of Jim Ryun: American Middle-Distance Runner
Jim Ryun achieved Olympic success in 1968 when he won a silver medal in the 1500 meters at the Mexico City Olympics. His remarkable performance solidified his place as one of the greatest middle-distance runners in American history. Jim Ryun’s …
Racing Past-Jim Ryun
American Jim Ryun was one such prodigy. At 17 he broke the 4-min barrier and represented the USA in the 1964 Olympics. At 18 he ran 3:55.3, breaking the American Mile record. Today, almost 50 years later, he still holds five of the six fastest mile times in U.S. high school history.
Jim Ryun's 3:51.1 World Record Mile- 50 years later ... - runblogrun
2017年7月31日 · Jim Ryun, in my opinion, is the finest middle distance runner in American history. The accomplishments over 800 meters, 1500 meters, and the mile are phenomenal when one considers he set records on cinder tracks without the use of pacing rabbits.
Ryun, James Ronald ("Jim") - Encyclopedia.com
(b. 29 April 1947 in Wichita, Kansas), track and field runner who, after becoming the first high school runner to break the four-minute mile in 1964, emerged as the greatest middle-distance runner in the history of the sport during a decade notable for producing great running stars.
The Jim Ryun Story — The Jim Ryun Running Camp
When Olympian, All-American, United States Congressman (retired) & 2020 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Jim Ryun speaks from experience about dreaming big and how failures can guide you to your true gifting, you can't help but be inspired.
Jim Ryun | NHS T&F HOF
By running the first sub-4:00 mile by a schoolboy in 1964, and setting a record the following year that stood until 2001, Jim Ryun became a high school running legend who greatness strongly resonates still today 52 years after his prep career concluded.