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Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine [1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics , [ 4 ] and he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his ...
This is the meet where John Smith set the still standing world record in the 440 yard dash, ... Steve Prefontaine: 12.58.6 MRy Steve Stageberg: 13.00.4 Frank Shorter:
Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:22.0y 1971 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:20.1y 1972 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:31.4 1973 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:05.3y 1974 Paul Geis: Oregon 13:38.89y 1975 John Ngeno Kenya: Wash St 13:22.73Ay 1976 Joshua Kimeto Kenya: Wash St 13:47.8 1977 Joshua Kimeto Kenya: Wash St 13:38.1 1978 Rudy Chapa: Oregon 13:35.3 1979
Records fell Saturday as the Prefontaine Classic finally returned to Hayward Field after a three-year absence due to stadium renovation and COVID-19.
Steve Prefontaine: Oregon: 9 June 1973 1973 Championships: Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Six-mile run 27:43.1 Garry Bjorklund: Minnesota: 18 June 1971 1971 Championships: Seattle, Washington: 120 yard hurdles: 13.1 Rod Milburn: Southern: 8 June 1973 1973 Championships: Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 220 yard hurdles – Straightaway 22.2 Ancel Robinson ...
Prefontaine was a star athlete from Coos Bay who ran for the University of Oregon and later competed in the Olympics in the 1970s. He died in an automobile accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, at ...
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story is a 1995 American sports documentary directed by Erich Lyttle and produced by Scott Chambers. [1] It tells the story of Steve Prefontaine, an American middle and long-distance runner who set records in seven different distance track events from 2,000 to 10,000 meters.
The Bowerman Mile served up a thrilling finish to Saturday's Prefontaine Classic track and field meet at Hayward Field Yared Nuguse and Chase Ealey set American records on Day 1 of Prefontaine Classic