John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

male
Cornell University alumni, World record progression for the mile run, International Association of Athletics Federations, American middle distance runner, runner, American
John Paul Jones (born about 1890) was an American track athlete who set several world records in the mile, including the first mile record to be...
Joe Henderson

Joe Henderson

male, 66 years old
From Eugene, Oregon, Runner's World, from Peoria, Illinois, Clan Henderson, long-distance runner, marathon training…runner
Joe Henderson (b. June 3, 1943, Peoria, Illinois) is an American runner, running coach, writer, and former chief editor of "Runner's World"...
Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

male, deceased (1973)
Middle distance runner, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Finnish, long-distance runner…runner
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given...
Bob Anderson

Bob Anderson

male, 62 years old
from Kansas, Swimwear Illustrated, Around Town Productions, Runner's World, sportswriter, rodale press…runner
Bob Anderson (b. 1947, Manhattan, Kansas) is an American runner, photographer, publisher and film producer. He is widely known as the founder of...

Paul Collins

male, deceased (1995)
Olympic athlete of Canada, Olympic competitor for Canada, Canadian, runner, track and field athlete, long-distance runner
Paul Collins (born July 22, 1926 - died 1995) was a long-distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at...

Kevin Ryan

male, 61 years old
long-distance runner, Honolulu Marathon, long-distance, Olympic competitor for New Zealand, Montreal, Canada, 1976 Summer Olympics…runner
Kevin Barry Ryan (born July 22, 1948 in Auckland) is a former long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the...
Bob Brown

Bob Brown

male
British, athlete, ironman, runner, Ultramarathon runner, ironman triathlon
Bob Brown (born 22 April 1969), is a British ultra-distance athlete. After racing in a number of long-distance triathlons, culminating in the 1997...
John Bingham

John Bingham

male, 61 years old
writer, long-distance runner, American motivational writer, American, runner, Runner's World
John Bingham (born 1948) is an American marathon runner and author, nicknamed "The Penguin", who has achieved widespread recognition for promoting...

John Graham

male, 53 years old
Commonwealth Games, Alison Roe, long-distance runner, Scottish, athlete, runner
John Graham (born June 18, 1956) is a former long-distance runner from Scotland, who won the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on May 23, 1981 in a time...

Michael Ryan

male, 67 years old
Olympic bronze medalist, Michael ("Mike") Robert Ryan, Pacific Conference Games, 1966 Commonwealth Games, Fukuoka Marathon, long-distance…runner, long-distance runner
Michael ("Mike") Robert Ryan (born 26 December, 1941) is a former long-distance runner, who was born in Scotland. He won the bronze medal for New...