(1951-01-25)January 25, 1951 Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.
Died
May 30, 1975(1975-05-30) (aged 24) Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight
152 lb (69 kg)
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)
5000 meters, 10,000 meters, mile, 2 mile
College team
Oregon Ducks
Club
Oregon Track Club
Coached by
Bill Bowerman
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
1972 Munich 5000 m, 4th
Personal bests
Outdoor
1500 m: 3:38.1 (Helsinki 1973)
Mile: 3:54.6 (Eugene 1973)
3000 m: 7:42.6 (Milan 1974)
2-mile: 8:18.29 (Stockholm 1974)
5000 m: 13:21.87 (Helsinki 1974)
10,000 m: 27:43.6 (Eugene 1974)
Indoor
Mile: 3:58.6i (College Park 1975)
2-mile: 8:20.4i (San Diego 1974)
Medal record
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
1971 Cali
5000 m
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine[1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an US-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 was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his death in 1975.
Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the 1970s "running boom".[5][6] He was killed in an automobile crash near his residence in Eugene, Oregon at the age of 24. One of the premier track meets in the world, the Prefontaine Classic, is held annually in Eugene in his honor. Prefontaine's celebrity and charisma later resulted in two 1990s feature films about his short life.
^"Olympedia – Steve Prefontaine".
^Newnham, Blaine; Mack, Don (May 30, 1975). "Pre's death the end of an era". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1A.
^Moore, Kenny (June 9, 1975). "A final drive to the finish". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
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