Jim Ryun

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Jim Ryun

American athlete

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Kip Keino
…metres Keino faced race favourite Jim Ryun of the United States. Despite his pain, Keino, with help from teammate Ben Jipcho, set a furious pace over the length of the race, negating Ryun’s powerful finishing kick. Keino won the race by 20 metres. At the 1972 Games in Munich, West…
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…metres Keino faced race favourite Jim Ryun of the United States. Despite his pain, Keino, with help from teammate Ben Jipcho, set a furious pace over the length of the race, negating Ryun’s powerful finishing kick. Keino won the race by 20 metres. At the 1972 Games in Munich, West…
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Kip Keino
A Father of Kenya
…1,500 Keino faced race favourite Jim Ryun of the United States. Despite his stomach pains, Keino set a furious pace over the last laps of the race, negating Ryun’s powerful finishing kick. Keino won the race by 20 metres.
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…1,500 Keino faced race favourite Jim Ryun of the United States. Despite his stomach pains, Keino set a furious pace over the last laps of the race, negating Ryun’s powerful finishing kick. Keino won the race by 20 metres.
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