1938
Billy Mills, United States, long-distance runner. Mills won the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games 10,000m in an Olympic-record time of 28:24.4. He was the first American to ever win an Olympic gold medal in the 10,000m. He also ran the marathon at the 1964 Olympic Games, finishing 14th in 2:22:55.4. Mills' athletic career has been dramatized in the 1984 film Running Brave.
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