Glenn Cunningham (athlete)
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Glenn Vernice Cunningham (August 4, 1909 – March 10, 1988) was an American middle-distance runner, and was considered the greatest American miler of all time. He received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1933.
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Full name | Glenn Vernice Cunningham | |||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | (1909-08-04)August 4, 1909 Atlanta, Kansas, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
Died | March 10, 1988(1988-03-10) (aged 78) Menifee, Arkansas, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile | |||||||||||
Team | University of Kansas | |||||||||||
Retired | 1940 | |||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 1st | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:49.7 (1936) 1500 m – 3:48.2 (1940) Mile – 4:04.4 (1938)[2] | |||||||||||
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