Frank Shorter
Shorter in 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frank Charles Shorter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 31, 1947 Munich, Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Marathon, 10,000 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Yale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Florida Track Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 meters: 7:51.4 5000 meters: 13:26.62 10,000 meters: 27:45.91 Marathon: 2:10:30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Charles Shorter (born October 31, 1947) is an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His Olympic success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s.