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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 ...
English: TURNING IT ON--Steve Prefontaine pulls away in the final turn to win the mile in 3:59.2, while Marty Liquori, running behind Prefontaine, faded to third as Italy's Gianni del Buono took second.
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story is a 1995 American sports documentary directed by Erich Lyttle and produced by Scott Chambers. [1] It tells the story of Steve Prefontaine, an American middle and long-distance runner who set records in seven different distance track events from 2,000 to 10,000 meters.
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 ...
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Without Limits is a 1998 American biographical sports film.It is written and directed by Robert Towne and follows the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill Bowerman, who later co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman.
Left to right, Sandra Henderson, 16, of Toronto, and Stephane Prefontaine, 14, of Montreal share the honor of igniting the urn at Olympic stadium during the opening of the Olympic Games July 17, 1976. (CP PHOTO/ files) Author: FILES: Headline: Lighting the Olympic Urn: Credit/Provider: Canadian Press: Source: CP: Short title '76 OLYMPICS