Steve Prefontaine

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Steve Prefontaine was a legendary American middle- and long-distance runner whose aggressive racing style and record-setting performances at the University of Oregon made him an icon of track and field in the early 1970s.

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Steven Roland Prefontaine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
long-distance runner
middle-distance runner
track and field athlete
almaMater University of Oregon NERFINISHED
birthDate 1951-01-25
birthPlace Coos Bay, Oregon
surface form: Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
causeOfDeath car accident
coachedBy Bill Bowerman
Bill Dellinger
collegeTeam Oregon Ducks
competedIn 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
surface form: 1972 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1975-05-30
educatedAt University of Oregon
era early 1970s
event 10000 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
5000 metres
familyName Steve Prefontaine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prefontaine
fullName Steve Prefontaine self-linksurface differs
surface form: Steven Roland Prefontaine
gender male
givenName Steven
highSchool Marshfield High School, Coos Bay, Oregon
honoredIn Prefontaine Classic track meet
influenced American distance running culture
knownFor aggressive front-running racing style
multiple American distance records
memorial Pre's Rock in Eugene, Oregon
nationality American
nickname Pre
olympicEvent 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
olympicResult fourth place in 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
placeOfDeath Eugene, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
represented United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics
residence Eugene, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
setRecord American record in 10000 metres
American record in 2 miles
American record in 2000 metres
American record in 3 miles
American record in 3000 metres
American record in 5000 metres
American record in 6 miles
sport athletics
subjectOf film "Prefontaine"
film "Without Limits"
university University of Oregon

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Hayward Field associatedWith Steve Prefontaine
Bill Bowerman coached Steve Prefontaine
Steve Prefontaine familyName Steve Prefontaine self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prefontaine
Steve Prefontaine fullName Steve Prefontaine self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Steven Roland Prefontaine
Oregon Ducks notableAlumnusAthlete Steve Prefontaine