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American middle-distance runner
Pete Close (28 August 1937 – 14 March 1990) was an American middle-distance runner who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics .[ 1]
Men's track Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1932 : Gene Venzke 1933 : Gene Venzke 1934 : Glenn Cunningham 1935 : Glenn Cunningham 1936 : Gene Venzke 1937 : Archie San Romani 1938 : Glenn Cunningham 1939 : Glenn Cunningham 1940 : Charles Fenske 1941 : Walter Mehl 1942 : Gil Dodds 1943 : Frank Dixon 1944 : Gil Dodds 1945 : James Rafferty 1946 : Leslie MacMitchell 1947 : Gil Dodds 1948 : Tom Quinn 1949 : Willem Slijkhuis (NED ) , Neil Pratt (3rd)1950 : John Joe Barry (IRL ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)1951 : Fred Wilt 1952 : Bill Mack 1953 : Fred Dwyer 1954 : Josy Barthel (LUX ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)1955 : Wes Santee 1956 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)1957 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)1958 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , James Grelle (3rd)1959 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Pete Close (4th)1960 : Phil Coleman 1961 : Jim Beatty 1962 : Jim Beatty 1963 : Jim Beatty 1964 : Ergas Leps (CAN ) , Vic Zwolak (2nd)1965 : Jim Grelle 1966 : Jim Grelle 1967 : Sam Bair 1968 : Preston Davis 1969 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)1970 : Marty Liquori 1971 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , John Mason (2nd)1972 : Byron Dyce (JAM ) , Bruce Fischer (3rd)1973 : Marty Liquori 1974 : John Walker (NZL ) , Michael Slack (2nd)1975 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)1976 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)1977 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Joseph Dubina (3rd)1978 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Lacy (3rd)1979 : Steve Scott 1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980 : Craig Masback 1981 : Steve Scott 1982 : Jim Spivey 1983 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Scott (2nd)1984 : Steve Scott 1985 : Sydney Maree 1986 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd)1987 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Jim Spivey (3rd)1988 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Brian Abshire (2nd)1989 : Frank O'Mara (IRL ) , Jeff Atkinson (3rd)1990 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Steve Scott 1991 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Eric Henry (3rd)1992 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Jeff Atkinson (5th) 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010
