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George Young (runner)
American athlete (1937–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with George Young (British athlete).
George L. Young (July 24, 1937 – November 8, 2022) was an American track athlete and college coach. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 3000 meter steeplechase and held several American records in events ranging from the two mile to the 5000 meter race. He broke two world records, in the indoor two and three mile events.
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![]() Young right behind Gunnar Tjörnebo over the last hurdle in the 1960 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | George L. Young | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-07-24)July 24, 1937 Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | November 8, 2022(2022-11-08) (aged 85) Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
College team | Arizona | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Mile: 3:59.6[1] 2 miles: 8:22[1] 3k steeple: 8:30.60[1] 3 miles: 13:10[1] 5000m: 13:29.40[1] 6 miles: 27:54.8[1] Marathon: 2:30:48[1] | ||||||||||||||
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