Mark Winzenried
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] | October 13, 1949
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800 m, mile |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:45.6 (1970) Mile – 3:59.5 (1972)[1] |
Mark Winzenried (born October 13, 1949) is an American former
Career
1968
Winzenried became a top half-miler in 1968 while a
The unusual distance of 600 m was contested in a warm-up meet two weeks before the final Olympic Trials, and Winzenried took part. He placed third to
At the final Trials, Winzenried narrowly missed out on making the team. He again led after the first lap (52.8), but was overtaken first by Tom Farrell (who would go on to win bronze at the Olympics) and then by Bell; again fading, he battled for the third and final Olympic spot with Ron Kutschinski down the final straight and eventually lost by a tenth of a second, 1:47.8 to 1:47.9.[4]
1969–1971
Winzenried placed fifth at 880 yards at the 1969
Winzenried's second place qualified him to represent the United States in a series of dual meets in Europe in July 1970,
Winzenried repeated as NCAA indoor champion in 1971, clocking 1:50.9 for 880 yards.[19] He also won his first and only outdoor NCAA title, triumphing in the final in 1:48.8 after running conservatively in the earlier rounds; he was the only senior in the final, and Wisconsin's only winner.[10][20] However, he only placed fifth at that year's national championships;[3] Track & Field News ranked him tenth in the world and second (to Juris Luzins) in the United States in its 1971 rankings.[18]
Later career and injuries
Winzenried's good form continued in 1972, and he broke the indoor world best at the unusual distance of 1000 yards at the Mason-Dixon Games in Louisville, Kentucky on February 12, his time of 2:05.1 beating Ralph Doubell's 1970 record of 2:05.5 by four-tenths of a second.[21][22][23] Winzenried's record lasted for almost nine years until Don Paige ran 2:04.9 in February 1981.[24][25][note 1]
Winzenried ran his first
Although Winzenried continued competing after 1972, he was never world-ranked again.[18] He made another push at the Olympics four years later, but re-injured his Achilles tendon in late March 1976 and, unable to train properly, had to abandon his attempt.[30]
He was inducted in the Wisconsin Badgers Hall of Fame in 2005.[7]
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c "Winzenried, Butler in Final Games Test". The Capital Times. June 22, 1968. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- The Milwaukee Journal. July 1, 1968. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week". Sports Illustrated. September 9, 1968. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Mark Winzenried (2005)". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Larsson, Peter. "All-time men's best 600m". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "1969 Men's Division I Outdoor Track And Field". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c Hill, E. Garry. "A History of the NCAA Championships" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Badgers Successful Under New Coach". The Herald Times Reporter. June 23, 1970. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- Sheboygan Press. June 29, 1970. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Names Track Team For Europe". Abilene Reporter-News. June 29, 1970. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- The Milwaukee Journal. July 17, 1970. Archived from the originalon October 27, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Sports in Brief". The Evening News. July 17, 1970. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Winzenried outduels foes, cold on track tour abroad". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. August 12, 1970. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "USA Records Progression". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c "World Rankings — Men's 800" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved June 10, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jones 4th Behind Liquori in NCAA Indoor Two-Mile". Colorado Springs Gazette. March 13, 1971. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- The Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Sports in Brief". Danville Bee. February 14, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "A Roundup Of The Week Feb. 8–14". Sports Illustrated. February 21, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- The Milwaukee Sentinel. February 14, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Amdur, Neil (February 7, 1981). "Paige, Nyambui Set Marks; Coghlan Takes Mile in 3:53". The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Paige, Nyambui Set Records" (PDF). Tonawanda News. February 7, 1981. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Sparks, Bob. "Sub-4 Register in Date Sequence". Association of Track and Field Statisticians. Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Putnam, Pat (March 13, 1972). "It's Back To The Old Drawing Board". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c Putnam, Pat (July 10, 1972). "Just A Guy Having Some Fun". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal. July 3, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ a b "Winzenried is not impressed with team". Neenah-Menasha Northwestern. July 14, 1976. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- Beaver County Times. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Herold, Druckrey, Bach Gain". Milwaukee Journal. July 7, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.