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William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown ...
Running Brave is a 1983 Canadian biographical sports drama film [1] [2] based on the story of Billy Mills, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota.Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas [3] where he was recruited by the Olympic running team [1] [4] and won the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for the 10,000 meter race. [5]
Billy Mills, the last American to win the Olympic 10,000 meters in 1964, believes distance star Grant Fisher is capable of winning the race in Paris. Billy Mills, the last American to win the ...
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South Dakota native Billy Mills, who won the men's 10,000-meter run in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic, will speak in in Brookings Sept. 20-21 as part of the South Dakota Festival of Books and the annual ...
Running Strong for American Indian Youth, or just Running Strong, is a non-profit organization that was co-founded by Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills, along with Gene Krizek, founder of Christian Relief Services Charities. Running Strong, also known as American Indian Youth Running Strong, Inc., operates under the umbrella of Christian Relief ...
Schul posted an extremely impressive outdoor season in 1964, not losing a single race [citation needed] and beating among others Bruce Kidd, Gerry Lindgren, Billy Mills, Bill Baillie, and Bill Dellinger. Schul first broke the American record in the 5000m at Compton, running 13:38.0. Schul did not run in the NCAA Championships that year, as he ...
World record holder Ron Clarke of Australia set the tone of the race. His tactic of surging every other lap appeared to be working. Halfway through the race, only five runners were still with Clarke: Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia, Barry Magee of New Zealand, Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan, and Billy Mills of the United States.