Monday, September 28, 2009

September 28 Birthdays

1937
Bob Schul, United States, distance runner. Bob Schul won the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games 5,000m, running 13:48.8. To this date, he is the only American athlete to ever win an Olympic championship at 5,000m. Schul also set a world record of 13:26.4 for the indoor three-mile run in 1963.

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