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Ryan Hall (runner)
American long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982, in Kirkland, Washington)[2] is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the U.S. record in the half marathon. With his half marathon record time (59:43), he became the first U.S. runner to break the one-hour barrier in the event.[3] He is also the only American to run a sub-2:05 marathon (2:04:58 at the 2011 Boston marathon). However, this time is not eligible to be a record due to the course being point-to-point and a net-downhill course. Hall won the marathon at the 2008 United States Olympic trials and placed tenth in the Olympic marathon in Beijing.
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![]() Hall at the 2007 London Marathon | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-10-14) October 14, 1982 (age 41) Kirkland, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Home town | Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 127 lb (58 kg) (2015) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics/Track, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 10,000 meters, 5000 meters | ||||||||||||||
College team | Stanford Cardinal | ||||||||||||||
Club | Asics | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | Aug. 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | Jan. 2016 | ||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 2008 Beijing Marathon, 10th 2012 London Marathon, DNF | ||||||||||||||
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