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Born October 31, 1947 (age 79) • Munich • Germany
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Pan American Sports Games • James E. Sullivan Award (1972)

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Emil Zátopek
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Hannes Kolehmainen
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Lasse Virén
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Joan Benoit Samuelson
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Ville Ritola
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Abebe Bikila
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Spyridon Louis
Greek marathon runner
Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi
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Kip Keino
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Wang Junxia
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Vladimir Kuts
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Bob Richards
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Lee Evans
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American wrestler Dan Gable
Dan Gable
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Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya smiles and holds the Kenyan flag above his head after winning the Berlin Marathon, wearing a white running kit and race bib.
Eliud Kipchoge
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