Bob Schul
American long-distance runner (1937–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Keyser Schul (September 28, 1937 – June 16, 2024) was an American long-distance runner. As of 2024[update], he is the only American to have won an Olympic gold medal in the 5000 m, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-09-28)September 28, 1937 West Milton, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | June 16, 2024(2024-06-16) (aged 86) Middletown, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 5000 metres | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Miami University | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mihály Iglói | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 5000 meters: 13:38.0[1] 3 miles: 13:10.4 2 miles: 8:26.4[1] Steeplechase: 8:47.6[1] 3000 meters: 7:59.9[1] 2000 meters: 5:10.2 Mile: 3:58.9[1] 1500 meters: 3:40.7[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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