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Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine [1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics , [ 4 ] and he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his ...
Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:22.0y 1971 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:20.1y 1972 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:31.4 1973 Steve Prefontaine: Oregon 13:05.3y 1974 Paul Geis: Oregon 13:38.89y 1975 John Ngeno Kenya: Wash St 13:22.73Ay 1976 Joshua Kimeto Kenya: Wash St 13:47.8 1977 Joshua Kimeto Kenya: Wash St 13:38.1 1978 Rudy Chapa: Oregon 13:35.3 1979
One of the most noted runners in the United States, Steve Prefontaine used negative splits to train and compete in high school. In one example, Prefontaine's goal was to run a 9:44 two-mile, requiring a 73-second pace per lap. Instead of running a flat pace, Prefontaine's coach, Walt McClure, had him run the first six laps at 75 seconds per lap.
Blaine Newnham got an exclusive interview with Steve Prefontaine after he’d finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Blaine Newnham, former Register-Guard sports ...
Steve Prefontaine [2] took the lead at 3400 metres. Over the next lap, Viren came from sixth place in line to mark Prefontaine. Viren was in turn marked by Emiel Puttemans. A five-man breakaway formed. With 850 metres to go, Viren passed Prefontaine. Down the back stretch, Prefontaine strained back into the lead.
Prefontaine was a star athlete from Coos Bay who ran for the University of Oregon and later competed in the Olympics in the 1970s. He died in an automobile accident in Eugene on May 30, 1975, at ...
Steve Prefontaine United States: 13:52.53 Steve Stageberg United States: 14:00.76 Mario Pérez Mexico: 14:03.98 10,000 metres details: Frank Shorter United States: 28:50.83 GR: Juan Martínez Mexico: 29:05.07 Álvaro Mejía Colombia: 29:06.97 Marathon details: Frank Shorter United States: 2:22:40 José García Mexico: 2:26:30 Hernán Barreneche ...
In June 1973, Wottle and 1972 U.S. Olympic teammate Steve Prefontaine (5000M) raced each other in the mile at a meet at the University of Oregon. Wottle defeated Prefontaine on his home track, running 3:53.3, which was the 3rd fastest mile in history at the time. Prefontaine ran 3:54.6, the 9th fastest mile at the time.