Jesse Van Zant
Jesse Van Zant ( Jesse Hamilton Van Zant; born January 8, 1923 , † April 23, 1998 ) was an American long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon .
In 1948 he finished third in the Boston Marathon with his personal best of 2:36:53 h . In 1948 he was eighth and 1950 second in the Yonkers Marathon .
In 1951 he was fourth at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires over 10,000 m . In Yonkers he won in 2:37:13 and was thus US champion, in Boston he was tenth. The following year he finished eighth in Yonkers.
In road running , he was US champion over 30 km in 1949 and over 20 km and 25 km in 1950. He won four times in the Bay to Breakers race (1953–1955, 1957).
Web links
- Jesse Van Zant in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Jesse Van Zant in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Van Zant, Jesse |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Zant, Jesse Hamilton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1923 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1998 |