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January 25, 1951-May 30, 1975
Born in Coos Bay, Oregon

About Prefontaine

  • He was an American middle & long distance runner

  • He attended Marshfield High School from 1966 to 1970

  • He placed 53rd in the Oregon state meet

  • His personal bests his freshman year were 5:01 in the mile and 10:08 in the two-mile.

  • He won every meet, including the Oregon state championship, and set a national high school record his senior year in the two-mile race with a time of 8:41.5.

  • He set the record in the 5000 meters race, going on to the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

  • He died at the age of 24 in a car accident.

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