Jim Ryun
Jim Ryun
James RonaldRyunis an American track and field athlete who won a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 1,500 metre run. He was the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth29 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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