Horace Ashenfelter

American athlete (1923–2018)

Horace Ashenfelter

Personal information
Full name| Horace Ashenfelter, III
Born| (1923-01-23)January 23, 1923
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| January 6, 2018(2018-01-06) (aged 94)
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
| 1952 Helsinki | 3000 m st.
Pan American Games
| 1955 Mexico City | 5000 metres

Horace Ashenfelter III (January 23, 1923 - January 6, 2018)[1] was an American athlete. He competed in international athletics from 1947 to 1956. During his career he won fifteen national AAU titles and three collegiate national titles.

## Biography

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Ashenfelter was born in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he attended Collegeville High School. He completed his degree at Penn State, where he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, and served in the United States Army Air Forces as a pilot and gunnery instructor during World War II.[2]

Although he was considered a long shot, Ashenfelter was the surprise winner of the steeplechase at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki with a dramatic surge on the last lap following the final water jump after trailing substantially early in the race. In what was considered an early athletic Cold War battle, he finished ahead of Vladimir Kazantsev of the USSR and John Disley of Great Britain, and broke Kazantsev's unofficial world record (the IAAF did not accept official records in the steeplechase until 1954) in the process. Since Ashenfelter worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,[2] it led to humorous comments about him being the first American spy who allowed himself to be chased by a Russian KGB agent (Kazantsev was a KGB officer). In addition, Ashenfelter won the Sullivan Award as outstanding amateur athlete for the year 1952.

Ashenfelter won the Millrose Games two-mile run from 1952 to 1955 and again in 1957. His best winning time was in 1954 at 8:53.3. He won the USA Cross Country Championships back-to-back in 1954–1955, three years after his Olympian younger brother Bill Ashenfelter had won the same championship, the only set of brothers to both win the event.

He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975, the Millrose Games Hall of Fame in 2001 as a five-time champion and the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 2012. He was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey in 1998.[3]

## Personal life

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Ashenfelter lived in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, where the Ashenfelter 8k Classic is held annually in his honor.[2][4] The indoor track facility at his alma mater, Penn State, is named in his honor.[5]

Ashenfelter died at a nursing home in West Orange, New Jersey, on January 6, 2018, 17 days before his 95th birthday.[2]

## See also

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* List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Horace Ashenfelter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 15, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
2. ^ a b c d McFadden, Robert D. "Horace Ashenfelter, Olympic Victor of a Cold War Showdown, Dies at 94", The New York Times, January 7, 2018. Accessed January 7, 2018. "Horace Ashenfelter, an American runner who set a world record in the steeplechase at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, beating an overwhelmingly favored Soviet champion in what was billed as a test of Cold War supremacy, died on Saturday morning in a nursing home in West Orange, N.J.... He retired in 1993 but continued to run frequently in Glen Ridge, N.J., where he lived. The town’s annual Thanksgiving Day run is called the Ashenfelter eight-kilometer classic."
3. ^ "Ashenfelter to be Inducted into Philadelphia Sports Hall of FameFormer Nittany Lion standout and Olympic gold medalist to be recognized", Penn State University, November 7, 2012. Accessed January 7, 2018. "He has been inducted into a number of Hall of Fames over the years, including the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1975 and the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame in 1998."
4. ^ A8KClassic
5. ^ "Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2014.

* Wallechinsky, David and Jamie Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Men): 3000-Meter Steeplechase". In The Complete Book of the Olympics – 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 169–70.

## External links

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* Running Past profile
* Horace Ashenfelter at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)

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Olympic champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase

2500 m|

* 1900:  George Orton (USA)

4000 m|

* 1900:  John Rimmer (GBR)

2590 m|

* 1904:  Jim Lightbody (USA)

3200 m|

* 1908:  Arthur Russell (GBR)

3460 m|

* 1932:  Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)

3000 m|

* 1920:  Percy Hodge (GBR)
* 1924:  Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1928:  Toivo Loukola (FIN)
* 1936:  Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)
* 1948:  Tore Sjöstrand (SWE)
* 1952:  Horace Ashenfelter (USA)
* 1956:  Chris Brasher (GBR)
* 1960:  Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)
* 1964:  Gaston Roelants (BEL)
* 1968:  Amos Biwott (KEN)
* 1972:  Kip Keino (KEN)
* 1976:  Anders Gärderud (SWE)
* 1980:  Bronisław Malinowski (POL)
* 1984:  Julius Korir (KEN)
* 1988:  Julius Kariuki (KEN)
* 1992:  Matthew Birir (KEN)
* 1996:  Joseph Keter (KEN)
* 2000:  Reuben Kosgei (KEN)
* 2004:  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
* 2008:  Brimin Kipruto (KEN)
* 2012:  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)
* 2016:  Conseslus Kipruto (KEN)
* 2020:  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)
* 2024:  Soufiane El Bakkali (MAR)

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US National Championship winners in Men's 5000 m, 2 miles or 3 miles

1878–2016|

* 1878: William Duffey
* 1879: P.J. McDonald
* 1880–94: Not held
* 1895: Charles Bean
* 1896: Ernest Hjertberg
* 1897–1902: Not held
* 1903–04: Alex Grant
* 1905: Sanford Lyon
* 1906–32: Not held
* 1933: John Follows
* 1934: Frank Crowley
* 1935: Joe McCluskey
* 1936: Don Lash
* 1937: Joe McCluskey
* 1938–42: Greg Rice
* 1943: Gunder Hägg (SWE) * Greg Rice
* 1944: Jim Rafferty
* 1945: John Kandl
* 1946: Francis Martin
* 1947–48: Curt Stone
* 1949–51: Fred Wilt
* 1952: Curt Stone
* 1953: Charles Capozzoli
* 1954–55: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1956: Dick Hart
* 1957: John Macy
* 1958: Alex Henderson
* 1959–60: Bill Dellinger
* 1961: László Tábori (HUN) * Max Truex
* 1962: Murray Halberg (NZL) * Max Truex
* 1963: Pat Clohessy (AUS) * Jim Keefe
* 1964–65: Bob Schul
* 1966: George Young
* 1967: Gerry Lindgren
* 1968: Bob Day
* 1969: Tracy Smith
* 1970: Frank Shorter
* 1971: Steve Prefontaine
* 1972: Mike Keough (IRL) * Dick Buerkle
* 1973: Steve Prefontaine
* 1974: Dick Buerkle
* 1975: Marty Liquori
* 1976: Dick Buerkle
* 1977: Marty Liquori
* 1978: Marty Liquori
* 1979–82: Matt Centrowitz
* 1983: Doug Padilla
* 1984: Sydney Maree
* 1985–86: Doug Padilla
* 1987: Sydney Maree
* 1988: Doug Padilla
* 1989: Tim Hacker
* 1990: Doug Padilla
* 1991–92: John Trautmann
* 1993–94: Matt Giusto
* 1995–97: Bob Kennedy
* 1998: Marc Davis
* 1999–2000: Adam Goucher
* 2001: Bob Kennedy
* 2002: Alan Culpepper
* 2003–05: Tim Broe
* 2006–08: Bernard Lagat
* 2009: Matt Tegenkamp
* 2010–11: Bernard Lagat
* 2012: Galen Rupp
* 2013–14: Bernard Lagat
* 2015: Ryan Hill
* 2016: Bernard Lagat
* 2017-8: Paul Chelimo
* 2019: Lopez Lomong
* 20212020 OT: Paul Chelimo
* 2022: Grant Fisher
* 2023 Abdihamid Nur
* 2024: Grant Fisher

Notes|

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run

1876–1878
New York Athletic Club|

* 1876–79: Not held

1879–1888
NAAAA|

* 1880: James Gifford
* 1881: W. C. Davies
* 1882–83: Tom Delaney
* 1884: Geo. Stonebridge
* 1885: Peter Skillman
* 1886–87: Edward Carter
* 1888Note 1: Thomas Conneff

1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1888–91Note 1: Thomas Conneff
* 1892–93: William Day
* 1894: Charles Bean
* 1899: Alex Grant
* 1900: Arthur Newton
* 1901: Frank Kanahy
* 1902: Alex Grant
* 1903: Not held
* 1904: John Joyce
* 1905: Frank Verner
* 1906: Wm. Nelson
* 1907: John Daly
* 1908: Fred Bellars
* 1909: Harry McLean
* 1910: William Kramer
* 1911: George Bonhag
* 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith
* 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray
* 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks
* 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard
* 1916: Joie Ray
* 1917–19: Charles Pores
* 1920OT: Not held
* 1921–23: Earle Johnson
* 1924: Ilmar Prim
* 1925: George Lermond
* 1926: Phillip Osif
* 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne
* 1928OT: Joie Ray
* 1929-31: Lou Gregory
* 1932OT: Tom Ottey
* 1933: Lou Gregory
* 1934: Eino Pentti
* 1935: Tom Ottey
* 1936: Don Lash
* 1937–38: Eino Pentti
* 1939: Lou Gregory
* 1940: Don Lash
* 1941: Lou Gregory
* 1942: Joe McCluskey
* 1943: Lou Gregory
* 1944: Norm Bright
* 1945: Ted Vogel
* 1946–48: Edward O'Toole
* 1949: Fred Wilt
* 1950: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1951–54: Curt Stone
* 1955: Dick Hart
* 1956: Max Truex
* 1957: Doug Kyle
* 1958: John Macy
* 1959:
* 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex
* 1961: John Gutknecht
* 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle
* 1963–64: Peter McArdle
* 1965: Billy Mills
* 1966: Tracy Smith
* 1967: Van Nelson
* 1968: Tracy Smith
* 1969–70: Jack Bacheler
* 1971: Frank Shorter
* 1972: Greg Fredericks
* 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda
* 1974–75: Frank Shorter
* 1976: Ed Leddy
* 1977: Frank Shorter
* 1978–79: Craig Virgin
* 1980: Rodolfo Gómez
* Garry Bjorklund

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1981: Alberto Salazar
* 1982: Craig Virgin
* 1983: Alberto Salazar
* 1984: Jon Sinclair
* 1985: Bruce Bickford
* 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski
* 1988: Steve Taylor
* 1989: Pat Porter
* 1990: Steve Plasencia
* 1991: Shannon Butler
* 1992OT: Todd Williams

1993–onwards
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Todd Williams
* 1994: Tom Ansberry
* 1995–96: Todd Williams
* 1997: Michael Mykytok
* 1998: Dan Browne
* 1999: Alan Culpepper
* 2000OT: Meb Keflezighi
* 2001: Abdi Abdirahman
* 2002: Meb Keflezighi
* 2003: Alan Culpepper
* 2004: Meb Keflezighi
* 2005: Abdi Abdirahman
* 2006: Jorge Torres
* 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman
* 2009–16: Galen Rupp
* 2017: Hassan Mead
* 2018–19: Lopez Lomong
* 20212020 OT: Woody Kincaid
* 2022: Joe Klecker
* 2023: Woody Kincaid
* 2024: Grant Fisher

Notes|

* Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships

* OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.

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US National Championship winners in men's steeplechase

1889–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1889: Alfred George (GBR)
* 1890: William Young
* 1891–92: Ernie Hjertberg (SWE)
* 1893–94: George Orton (CAN)
* 1895: not held
* 1896–99: George Orton (CAN)
* 1900: Alexander Grant
* 1901: George Orton (CAN)
* 1902: Arthur Newton
* 1903: not held
* 1904: John Daly (IRL)
* 1905: Harvey Cohn
* 1906–15: not held
* 1916: Michael Devaney
* 1917–18: not held
* 1919: Michael Devaney
* 1920: Patrick Flynn
* 1921–22: Michael Devaney
* 1923: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1924: Marvin Rick
* 1925: Russell Payne
* 1926–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1928: William Spencer
* 1929: David Abbott
* 1930–33: Joe McCluskey
* 1934: Harold Manning
* 1935: Joe McCluskey
* 1936: Harold Manning
* 1937: Floyd Lochner
* 1938–40: Joe McCluskey
* 1941: Forrest Efaw
* 1942: George DeGeorge
* 1943: Joe McCluskey
* 1944: Forrest Efaw
* 1945: James Wisner
* 1946: James Rafferty
* 1947–48: Forrest Efaw
* 1949: Curt Stone
* 1950: Warren Druetzler
* 1951: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1952: Robert McMullen
* 1953: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1954: Bill Ashenfelter
* 1955: Ken Reiser
* 1956: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1957–58: Deacon Jones
* 1959–60: Phil Coleman
* 1961: Deacon Jones
* 1962: George Young
* 1963: Pat Traynor
* 1964: Jeff Fishback
* 1965: George Young
* 1966–67: Pat Traynor
* 1968: George Young
* 1969: Mike Manley
* 1970: Bill Reilly
* 1971: Sid Sink
* 1972: Jim Dare
* 1973: Doug Brown
* 1974: Jim Johnson
* 1975–76: Randy Smith
* 1977: James Munyala (KEN) * George Malley
* 1978–79: Henry Marsh

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: Doug Brown
* 1981–87: Henry Marsh
* 1988–90: Brian Diemer
* 1991: Mark Croghan
* 1992: Brian Diemer

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Marc Davis
* 1994–97: Mark Croghan
* 1998–2000: Pascal Dobert
* 2001: Tom Chorny
* 2002: Anthony Famiglietti
* 2003: Steve Slattery
* 2004–06: Daniel Lincoln
* 2007: Joshua McAdams
* 2008: Anthony Famiglietti
* 2009: Joshua McAdams
* 2010: Daniel Huling
* 2011: Billy Nelson
* 2012–18: Evan Jager
* 2019: Hillary Bor
* 20212020 OT: Hillary Bor
* 2022: Hillary Bor
* 2023-24: Kenneth Rooks

Notes|

* 2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.

* The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 3000 m (5000 m, 2 miles, 3 miles)

1906–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1899: Alec Grant
* 1900: Alec Grant
* 1901: Alec Grant
* 1903: Alec Grant
* 1904: George Bonhag
* 1905: George Bonhag
* 1906: George Bonhag
* 1907: George Bonhag
* 1908: Mike Driscoll
* 1909: Mike Driscoll
* 1910: Joseph Monument
* 1911: George Bonhag
* 1913: William Kramer
* 1914: Harry Smith
* 1915: Michael Devaney
* 1916: Joie Ray
* 1917: John Ryan
* 1918: Edward Garvey
* 1919: Gordon Nightingale
* 1920: Harry Helm
* 1921: Max Bohland
* 1922: John Romig
* 1923: Joie Ray
* 1924: Joie Ray
* 1925:  Paavo Nurmi (FIN), Harold Kennedy (2nd)
* 1926: William Goodwin
* 1927: William Goodwin
* 1928: Leo Lermond
* 1929:  Edvin Wide (SWE), Robert Dalrymple (2nd)
* 1930: Joe McCluskey
* 1931: Leo Lermond
* 1932: George Lermond
* 1933: George Lermond
* 1934: John Follows
* 1935: John Follows
* 1936: Norm Bright
* 1937: Norm Bright
* 1938: Don Lash
* 1939: Don Lash
* 1940: Greg Rice
* 1941: Greg Rice
* 1942: Greg Rice
* 1943: Greg Rice
* 1944: Oliver Hunter
* 1945: Forest Efaw
* 1946: Forest Efaw
* 1947: Curt Stone
* 1948: Curt Stone
* 1949:  Gaston Reiff (BEL), Fred Wilt (3rd)
* 1950: Curt Stone
* 1951: Curt Stone
* 1952: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1953: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1954: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1955: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1956: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1957:  John Macy (POL), Alex Breckenridge (2nd)
* 1958:  Veliša Mugoša (YUG), John Macy (2nd)
* 1959: Bill Dellinger
* 1960:  Al Lawrence (AUS), Lew Stieglitz (2nd)
* 1961:  Bruce Kidd (CAN), John Macy (3rd)
* 1962:  Bruce Kidd (CAN), Jared Nourse (4th)
* 1963:  Michel Bernard (FRA), Bob Schul (2nd)
* 1964:  Ron Clarke (AUS), Pete McArdle (2nd)
* 1965: Billy Mills
* 1966:  Lajos Mecser (HUN), Tracy Smith (2nd)
* 1967: Tracy Smith
* 1968: George Young
* 1969: George Young
* 1970: Art DuLong
* 1971: Frank Shorter
* 1972:  Emiel Puttemans (BEL), Leonard Hilton (2nd)
* 1973: Tracy Smith
* 1974:  Dick Tayler (NZL), Frank Shorter (2nd)
* 1975:  Miruts Yifter (ETH), Pat Manders (3rd)
* 1976:  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Greg Fredericks (2nd)
* 1977:  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Garry Bjorklund (3rd)
* 1978:  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN), Marty Liquori (2nd)
* 1979: Marty Liquori

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980:  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Bruce Bickford (3rd)
* 1981:  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Dick Buerkle (2nd)
* 1982: Paul Cummings
* 1983: Doug Padilla
* 1984: Doug Padilla
* 1985: Doug Padilla
* 1986: Doug Padilla
* 1987: Doug Padilla
* 1988: Jim Spivey
* 1989: Steve Scott
* 1990: Doug Padilla
* 1991: Terry Brahm
* 1992: Doug Padilla

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Joe Falcon
* 1994:  Moses Kiptanui (KEN), Matt Giusto (2nd)
* 1995: Bob Kennedy
* 1996: Bob Kennedy
* 1997: Todd Williams
* 1998: Dan Browne
* 1999: Adam Goucher
* 2000: Ray Appenheimer
* 2001: Tim Broe
* 2002: Tim Broe
* 2003: Jonathon Riley
* 2004: Jonathon Riley
* 2005: Jonathon Riley
* 2006: Adam Goucher
* 2007: Matt Tegenkamp
* 2008: Matt Tegenkamp
* 2009: David Torrence
* 2010: Bernard Lagat
* 2011: Bernard Lagat
* 2012: Bernard Lagat
* 2013: Will Leer
* 2014: Bernard Lagat
* 2015: Ryan Hill
* 2016: Ryan Hill
* 2017: Paul Chelimo
* 2018: Paul Chelimo
* 2019: Drew Hunter
* 2020: Paul Chelimo
* 2022: Cole Hocker
* 2023: Sam Prakel
* 2024: Yared Nuguse
* 2025: Hobbs Kessler

Notes|

* Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014

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USA Cross Country Championships men's winners

* 1890: William Day
* 1891: M. Kennedy
* 1892: Edward Carter
* 1893–96: Not held
* 1897–98: George Orton (CAN)
* 1899–1900: Not held
* 1901: Jerry Pierce
* 1902: Not held
* 1903: Johnny Joyce
* 1904: Not held
* 1905: W.J. Hail
* 1906: Frank Nebrich
* 1907–08: Fred Bellars
* 1909: William Kramer
* 1910: Fred Bellars
* 1911–12: William Kramer
* 1913: Abel Kiviat
* 1914: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
* 1915: Nick Giannakopoulos
* 1916: Ville Kyrönen (FIN)
* 1917: James Henigan
* 1918: Max Bohland
* 1919–20: Fred Faller
* 1921: Earl Johnson
* 1922–23: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1924: Fred Wachsmuth
* 1925–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1928–29: Gus Moore
* 1930: William Zepp
* 1931: Clark Chamberlain
* 1932: Joe McCluskey
* 1933: Ray Sears
* 1934–40: Don Lash
* 1941: Greg Rice
* 1942: Frank Dixon
* 1943: William Hulse
* 1944: James Rafferty
* 1945: Tom Quinn
* 1946: Robert Black
* 1947: Curt Stone
* 1948: Robert Black
* 1949: Fred Wilt
* 1950: Browning Ross
* 1951: Bill Ashenfelter
* 1952–53: Fred Wilt
* 1954: Gordon McKenzie
* 1955–56: Horace Ashenfelter
* 1957–58: John Macy (POL)
* 1959–60: Al Lawrence (AUS)
* 1961: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
* 1962: Pete McArdle
* 1963: Bruce Kidd (CAN)
* 1964: Dave Ellis (CAN)
* 1965–66: Ron Larrieu
* 1967: Kenny Moore
* 1968: John Mason
* 1969: Jack Bacheler
* 1970–73: Frank Shorter
* 1974: John Ngeno (KEN)
* 1975: Greg Fredericks
* 1976: Ric Rojas
* 1977: Nick Rose (GBR)
* 1978: Greg Meyer
* 1979: Alberto Salazar
* 1980: Jon Sinclair
* 1981: Adrian Royle (GBR)
* 1982–89: Pat Porter
* 1990: Bob Kempainen
* 1991: Todd Williams
* 1992: Bob Kennedy
* 1993: Todd Williams
* 1994: Reuben Reina
* 1995: Brad Schlapak
* 1996: Reuben Reina
* 1997: Tim Hacker
* 1998: Not held
* 1999: Alan Culpepper
* 2000: Adam Goucher
* 2001–02: Meb Keflezighi
* 2003: Alan Culpepper
* 2004: Bob Kennedy
* 2005: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2006: Ryan Hall
* 2007: Alan Culpepper
* 2008: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2009: Meb Keflezighi
* 2010: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2011: Brent Vaughn
* 2012: Bobby Mack
* 2013–15: Chris Derrick
* 2016: Craig Lutz
* 2017–18: Leonard Korir
* 2019: Shadrack Kipchirchir
* 2020: Anthony Rotich
* 2022: Shadrack Kipchirchir
* 2023: Emmanuel Bor
* 2024: Cooper Teare

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1952 USA Olympic track and field team

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Bill Ashenfelter
* Horace Ashenfelter
* Thane Baker
* Art Barnard
* John Barnes
* Roland Blackmon
* Art Bragg
* Charlie Capozzoli
* Gene Cole
* Ted Corbitt
* Jack Davis
* John Deni
* Harrison Dillard
* Warren Druetzler
* Victor Dyrgall
* James Gathers
* Tom Jones
* Price King
* Henry Laskau
* Ollie Matson
* Bob McMillen
* Javier Montez
* Charles Moore
* Reggie Pearman
* Lindy Remigino
* Browning Ross
* Wes Santee
* Leo Sjogren
* Dean Smith
* Andy Stanfield
* Curt Stone
* Adolf Weinacker
* Mal Whitfield
* Fred Wilt
* Lee Yoder

Men's field athletes|

* Walter Ashbaugh
* Bob Backus
* Arnold Betton
* Jerome Biffle
* George Brown
* Milt Campbell
* Walt Davis
* Jim Dillion
* Marty Engel
* Samuel Felton
* Jim Fuchs
* Jim Gerhardt
* Fortune Gordien
* Meredith Gourdine
* Bud Held
* Darrow Hooper
* Sim Iness
* Don Laz
* Bob Mathias
* George Mattos
* Bill Miller
* Parry O'Brien
* Bob Richards
* George Shaw
* Floyd Simmons
* Ken Wiesner
* Cy Young

Women's track athletes|

* Constance Darnowski
* Dolores Dwyer
* Mae Faggs
* Catherine Hardy
* Barbara Jones (r)
* Janet Moreau

Women's field athletes|

* Janet Dicks
* Mabel Landry
* Marjorie Larney

Coaches|

* Brutus Hamilton (men's head coach)
* Clyde Littlefield (men's assistant coach)
* Larry Snyder (men's assistant coach)
* Charles Werner (men's assistant coach)
* Lucile Wilson (women's manager-coach)

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1956 USA Olympic track and field team

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Horace Ashenfelter
* Thane Baker
* Don Bowden
* Lee Calhoun
* Phil Coleman
* Nick Costes
* Tom Courtney
* Josh Culbreath
* Glenn Davis
* Jack Davis
* Bill Dellinger
* Elliott Denman
* Dick Hart
* James Hewson
* Charles Jenkins
* Deacon Jones
* Lou Jones
* Johnny Kelley
* Leamon King (r)
* Henry Laskau
* Jim Lea
* Bruce MacDonald
* Jesse Mashburn (r)
* Gordon McKenzie
* Bobby Morrow
* Ira Murchison
* Joel Shankle
* Leo Sjogren
* Eddie Southern
* Arnie Sowell
* Lonnie Spurrier
* Andy Stanfield
* Curt Stone
* Dean Thackwray
* Max Truex
* Jerome Walters
* Adolf Weinacker
* Ted Wheeler

Men's field athletes|

* Ken Bantum
* Greg Bell
* John Bennett
* Milt Campbell
* Phil Conley
* Hal Connolly
* Ira Davis
* Charles Dumas
* Benjamin Garcia
* Fortune Gordien
* Bob Gutowski
* Al Hall
* Rafer Johnson
* Des Koch
* George Mattos
* Bill Nieder
* Parry O'Brien
* Al Oerter
* Phil Reavis
* Bob Richards
* Bill Sharpe
* George Shaw
* Vern Wilson
* Cy Young

Women's track athletes|

* Isabelle Daniels
* Constance Darnowski
* Meredith Ellis
* Mae Faggs
* Margaret Matthews (r)
* Barbara Mueller
* Irene Robertson
* Wilma Rudolph
* Lucinda Williams

Women's field athletes|

* Karen Anderson
* Earlene Brown
* Paula Deubel
* Ann Marie Flynn
* Pam Kurrell
* Marjorie Larney
* Margaret Matthews
* Mildred McDaniel
* Lois Testa
* Amelia Wershoven
* Willye White

Coaches|

* Jim Kelly (men's head coach)
* Frank Anderson (men's assistant coach)
* Bob Giegengack (men's assistant coach)
* Jess Mortensen (men's assistant coach)
* Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
* Boo Morcom (women's field event coach)

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James E. Sullivan Award winners

* 1930: Jones
* 1931: Berlinger
* 1932: Bausch
* 1933: Cunningham
* 1934: Bonthron
* 1935: Little
* 1936: Morris
* 1937: Budge
* 1938: Lash
* 1939: Burk
* 1940: Rice
* 1941: MacMitchell
* 1942: Warmerdam
* 1943: Dodds
* 1944: Curtis
* 1945: Blanchard
* 1946: Tucker
* 1947: Kelly Jr.
* 1948: Mathias
* 1949: Button
* 1950: Wilt
* 1951: Richards
* 1952: Ashenfelter
* 1953: Sa. Lee
* 1954: Whitfield
* 1955: Dillard
* 1956: McCormick
* 1957: Morrow
* 1958: Davis
* 1959: O'Brien
* 1960: R. Johnson
* 1961: Rudolph
* 1962: Beatty
* 1963: Pennel
* 1964: Schollander
* 1965: Bradley
* 1966: Ryun
* 1967: Matson
* 1968: Meyer
* 1969: Toomey
* 1970: Kinsella
* 1971: Spitz
* 1972: Shorter
* 1973: Walton
* 1974: Wohlhuter
* 1975: Shaw
* 1976: Jenner
* 1977: Naber
* 1978: Caulkins
* 1979: Thomas
* 1980: Heiden
* 1981: Lewis
* 1982: Decker
* 1983: Moses
* 1984: Louganis
* 1985: Benoit
* 1986: Joyner-Kersee
* 1987: Abbott
* 1988: Griffith Joyner
* 1989: Evans
* 1990: Smith
* 1991: Powell
* 1992: Blair
* 1993: Ward
* 1994: Jansen
* 1995: Baumgartner
* 1996: M. Johnson
* 1997: Manning
* 1998: Holdsclaw
* 1999: C. Miller & K. Miller
* 2000: Gardner
* 2001: Kwan
* 2002: Hughes
* 2003: Phelps
* 2004: Hamm
* 2005: Redick
* 2006: Long
* 2007: Tebow
* 2008: S. Johnson
* 2009: Palmeiro-Winters
* 2010: Lysacek
* 2011: Rodriguez
* 2012: Franklin
* 2013: Urschel
* 2014: Elliott
* 2015: Stewart & Reynolds
* 2016: Carlini
* 2017: Snyder
* 2018: Plummer
* 2019: Ionescu & Sp. Lee
* 2020: Biles & Dressel
* 2021: Moore
* 2022: Clark
* 2023: Clark
* 2024: Rodriguez

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National Distance Running Hall of Fame inductees

* 1998: Joan Benoit
* Ted Corbitt
* Bill Rodgers
* Frank Shorter
* Kathrine Switzer
* 1999: Johnny Kelley
* Nina Kuscsik
* Francie Larrieu Smith
* Billy Mills
* 2000: Clarence DeMar
* Steve Prefontaine
* Alberto Salazar
* Grete Waitz
* 2001: Bill Dellinger
* Lynn Jennings
* Fred Lebow
* Craig Virgin
* 2002: Bill Bowerman
* Doris Brown Heritage
* John J. Kelley
* Browning Ross
* 2003: Mary Decker
* Jim Ryun
* George Young
* 2004: None
* 2005: Don Kardong
* Greg Meyer
* Bob Schul
* 2006: Patti Catalano
* Gerry Lindgren
* Marty Liquori
* 2007: None
* 2008: Amby Burfoot
* Johnny Hayes
* Priscilla Welch
* 2009: None
* 2010: Dick Beardsley
* Miki Gorman
* 2011:
* 2012: Horace Ashenfelter
* Glenn Cunningham
* Jacqueline Hansen
* 2013:
* 2014: Tom Fleming
* Kim Merritt

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