Anthony Famiglietti
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| Full name | Anthony N. Famiglietti | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Fam | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 8, 1978 (age 46) Medford, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Anthony N. Famiglietti (born November 8, 1978) is an American track and field athlete who competes professionally for Skechers Performance and Reckless Running. He was formerly sponsored by Adidas. He has competed for the U.S. in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. In December 2019 he ran a World Record treadmill mile of 3:55. He has the first known recorded sub-4 mile ever run on a treadmill. In January 2020 he followed up his mile with a World Record 2 mile run of 8:24 at the Endurance Exchange hosted by USA Triathlon. He is current training to make his 5th Olympic trials and 3rd Olympic team. In spring 2020 he is hoping to become the fourth human being ever to break 4-minute mile on the track at 40 years old.
He has competed in a variety of middle and long distance events, ranging from the 1500 meters/mile to the 10,000 meters. He is also famous for having trained alone in New York City for many years but currently trains in Davidson, North Carolina.
Famiglietti is the subject of the independent documentary Run Reckless, which was released at the Running Movie Festival in Eugene, Oregon, at the Olympic Trials EugeneFest.