distance runner
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But perhaps no name carries the power and poignancy of Steve Prefontaine, the gritty, charismatic distance runner from Oregon whose life ended in a car crash in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2025
It has been especially relevant to athletics, in which South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya - who was born with DSD condition 46 XY 5-ARD - twice won Olympic 800m gold.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024
That makes Fisher one of the favorites to strike gold in this summer’s Games, something no U.S. distance runner has done in four decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
She’s the nation’s premier distance runner as a junior and qualified first in the Division 2 for the 1,600.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
He was the youngest distance runner to ever make the team.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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