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James Ronald ("Jim") Ryun (nacido el 29 de abril de 1947) es un exatleta estadounidense y político, que fue un miembro Republicano de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos desde 1996 hasta 2007, representando al Segundo Distrito en Kansas.
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.
15 de jul. de 2016 · 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, a three-time Olympian at 1500 meters, was a silver medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Ryun, at age 17, was the first high school boy to break 4 minutes for the Mile (3:59.0) in 1964 at the Compton Relays (CA) and his 1965 high school Mile record of 3:55.3 lasted nearly 36 years before Alan Webb broke it at the Prefontaine Classic ...
Hace 2 días · Although undoubtedly the finest middle distance runner of his time, Jim Ryun failed three times to add his name to the roll of Olympic champions. When the 17-year-old Ryun made his Olympic début in 1964 he had already run the first sub-four minute mile by a schoolboy, but in Tokyo he disappointed by finishing last in his 1,500 m ...
All-time Personal Top 10. Jim RYUN, United States.
Jim Ryun is a former American middle distance runner who held world records at 880 y, 1,500 m, and the mile. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Olympics and served in the U.S. Congress from 1996 to 2007.
