Dyrol Burleson
Dyrol Burleson ( Dyrol Jay Burleson; born April 27, 1940 in Saginaw , Michigan ) is a former American middle -distance runner who specialized in the 1,500-meter distance . While in high school when he was coached by Sam Bell , he ran the two American high school records over a mile that was only beaten by Jim Ryun .
After high school, he accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Oregon and continued his training with Bill Bowerman .
In 1959 he won the Pan American Games in Chicago , in 1960 he was sixth at the Olympic Games in Rome and in 1964 he was fifth at the Olympic Games in Tokyo .
He was three times US champion over 1500 m or in the mile run (1959, 1961, 1963) and for the University of Oregon starting from 1960 to 1962 three times in a row NCAA champion over 1500 m or one mile.
After the end of his successful sporting career, he retired to the local rural Cottage Grove (Oregon) , where he successfully breeds goats , llamas and alpacas .
Personal bests
- 880 yards : 1: 48.2 min, March 24, 1962, Berkeley (corresponds to 1: 47.5 min over 800 m )
- 1500 m: 3: 38.8 min, June 28, 1964, New Brunswick
- 1 mile: 3: 55.6 min, June 7, 1963, Compton
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arnd Krüger : Many roads lead to Olympia. The changes in training systems for medium and long distance runners (1850–1997) . In: N. Gissel (Hrsg.): Sporting performance in change . Czwalina, Hamburg 1998, pp. 41-56.
- ↑ He was the first Bowerman scholar, cf. http://bringbackthemile.com/athletes/detail/dyrol_burleson on . 4th March 2017
- ↑ http://www.redirectify.com/people/dyrol-burleson.html on . 4th March 2017
Web links
- Dyrol Burleson in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Dyrol Burleson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burleson, dyrol |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burleson, Dyrol Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saginaw , Michigan |