1951
Steve Prefontaine, United States, middle-distance runner. Steve Prefontaine set a national high school record for the two-mile run of 8:41.5, later broken by the great Craig Virgin. He had great success as a collegian at the University of Oregon, winning three NCAA cross-country titles and four three-mile/5,000m track titles. He was a gold medalist in the 5,000m (13:52.53) at the 1971 (Cali) Pan American Games. The following year he finished fourth in the same event at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games. Prefontaine died in an auto accident on 30 May 1975.
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