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Glenn Vernice Cunningham (August 4, 1909 – March 10, 1988) was an American middle-distance runner, and was considered the greatest American miler of all time. He received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1933.
Jun 15, 2020 · Recovering from an accident that nearly led to amputation of his legs, Glenn Cunningham went on to become one of the greatest middle-distance runners.
Glenn Cunningham (born Aug. 4, 1909, Atlanta?, Kan., U.S.—died March 10, 1988, Menifee, Ark.) was an American middle-distance runner who repeatedly broke world and national records for the mile in the 1930s.
Mar 11, 1988 · Glenn Cunningham, a former world-record holder in the mile run who in 1979 was named the greatest track performer in the history of Madison Square Garden, died yesterday, apparently of a heart...
After losing the 1934 AAU to Bill Bonthron of Princeton, Glenn Cunningham took the title for the next four years (1935-1938). In 1934 he set a world mile record of 4:06.7 and two weeks after finishing second in the 1936 Olympic 1,500 m he set a world record of 1:49.7 for 800 m in Stockholm.
Glenn Cunningham (1909-1988), the "Kansas Ironman," was the world-record-holder in the mile race from 1934 until 1937. He was a member of the 1932 and 1936 U.S. Olympic teams. Glenn Cunningham was born in Atlanta, Kansas on August 4, 1909.
Mar 11, 1988 · Glenn Cunningham, who overcame a life-threatening injury as a child to become one of the world’s greatest middle-distance runners, died Thursday, apparently of a heart attack. He was 78.
Mar 3, 2023 · In this captivating video, we bring you the inspiring story of Glenn Cunningham, one of the greatest American middle-distance runners of all time. Despite a tragic accident that left...
A KU graduate with one last chance to defend his NCAA title, Cunningham found himself in Princeton, New Jersey running against two of his biggest rivals, Princeton’s Bill Bonthron and the University of Pennsylvania’s Gene Venske.
Cunningham won the NCAA 1,500 m in 1932 and then finished third in the AAU before taking fourth place at the Olympics. In 1933 he won the NCAA mile and the AAU 1,500 m. After losing the 1934 AAU to Bill Bonthron of Princeton, Glenn Cunningham took the title for the next four years (1935-1938).
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