Don Bowden
 Bowden in 1957 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1936 San Jose, California, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 m – mile |
| Club | California Golden Bears |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 47.9 (1957) 880 yd – 1:47.2 (1957) 1500 m – 3:46.5 (1957) Mile – 3:58.7 (1957)[1][2] |
Donald Paul Bowden (born August 8, 1936) is an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 m at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in 1957 became the first American to run a mile within four minutes.[3]
At the 1956 Olympics, he failed to reach the final, coming 11th in his qualifying heat.[4] Despite having previously run only a few full mile races, on June 1, 1957, he clocked a 3:58.7, setting a new American record.[5] He also ran on a world-record-setting 4×880 yd team for University of California.[5]
Bowden attended
artificial running surface. He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2008.[5]
References
- ^ a b Don Bowden. sports-reference.com
- ^ Don Bowden. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF U.S. MILERS WHO HAVE BROKEN 4:00 IN THE MILE. trackandfieldnews.com
- ^ Men 1500m Athletics Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 – Saturday 03.12 Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Sport Statistics – International Competitions Archive. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c Don Bowden Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, USA Track and Field – Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
External links
- Don Bowden at the USATF Hall of Fame (archived)
- Don Bowden at Olympics.com
- Don Bowden at Olympedia
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