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Jim Ryun

1947 - Today

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James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former Republican politician and Olympic track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner. He won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and was the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes. He is the last American to hold the world record in the mile run. Ryun later served in the United States House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing Kansas's 2nd congressional district. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Ryun is the 2,804th most popular athlete (down from 2,025th in 2024), the 14,365th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,288th in 2019) and the 467th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jim Ryun ranks 2,804 out of 6,025. Before him are Khalid Boulami, Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Ramona Balthasar, Nesta Carter, Linford Christie, and Noah Ngeny. After him are Pedro Pablo Pichardo, Daniel Alfredsson, Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Nastasia Ionescu, Ann Haesebrouck, and David Payne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jim Ryun ranks 864. Before him are James K. Morrow, John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Bruce Rioch, Ramesh Sippy, Lesley Bush, and Lawrence Wright. After him are Jill Eikenberry, Tommy Hutchison, Alan Pascoe, Ann Widdecombe, Steve Heighway, and John Ralston Saul.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Ryun ranks 14,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Gerald (1970), Mary Ann Mobley (1937), Erica Gimpel (1964), Lawrence Wright (1947), and Cynthia Gibb (1963). After him are Sean Faris (1982), James M. Beggs (1926), Teresa Edwards (1964), Michael Chertoff (1953), Julianne Phillips (1960), Jeph Loeb (1958), and Hope Solo (1981).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jim Ryun ranks 467. Before him are Kirk Baptiste (1963), Dan O'Brien (1966), Trischa Zorn (1964), Ulis Williams (1941), Lesley Bush (1947), and Dwight Phillips (1977). After him are David Payne (1982), Archie Williams (1915), Susan Williams (1969), Millard Hampton (1956), Bob Seagren (1946), and Harvey Glance (1957).

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