American long-distance runner
Alex Breckenridge (born 17 April 1932 in Buffalo ) is a former American marathon runner.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics he finished 30th, and at the 1962 Boston Marathon he finished third.
References
Distance was 10 miles from 1899 to 1932
Distance was 20 miles from 1930 to 1932
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1899: Alec Grant 1900: Alec Grant 1901: Alec Grant 1903: Alec Grant 1904: George Bonhag 1905: George Bonhag 1906 : George Bonhag 1907 : George Bonhag 1908 : Mike Driscoll 1909 : Mike Driscoll 1910 : Joseph Monument 1911 : George Bonhag 1913 : William Kramer 1914 : Harry Smith 1915 : Michael Devaney 1916 : Joie Ray 1917 : John Ryan 1918 : Edward Garvey 1919 : Gordon Nightingale 1920 : Harry Helm 1921 : Max Bohland 1922 : John Romig 1923 : Joie Ray 1924 : Joie Ray 1925 : Paavo Nurmi (FIN ) , Harold Kennedy (2nd)1926 : William Goodwin 1927 : William Goodwin 1928 : Leo Lermond 1929 : Edvin Wide (SWE ) , Robert Dalrymple (2nd)1930 : Joe McCluskey 1931 : Leo Lermond 1932 : George Lermond 1933 : George Lermond 1934 : John Follows 1935 : John Follows 1936 : Norm Bright 1937 : Norm Bright 1938 : Don Lash 1939 : Don Lash 1940 : Greg Rice 1941 : Greg Rice 1942 : Greg Rice 1943 : Greg Rice 1944 : Oliver Hunter 1945 : Forest Efaw 1946 : Forest Efaw 1947 : Curt Stone 1948 : Curt Stone 1949 : Gaston Reiff (BEL ) , Fred Wilt (3rd)1950 : Curt Stone 1951 : Curt Stone 1952 : Horace Ashenfelter 1953 : Horace Ashenfelter 1954 : Horace Ashenfelter 1955 : Horace Ashenfelter 1956 : Horace Ashenfelter 1957 : John Macy (POL ) , Alex Breckenridge (2nd)1958 : Veliša Mugoša (YUG ) , John Macy (2nd)1959 : Bill Dellinger 1960 : Al Lawrence (AUS ) , Lew Stieglitz (2nd)1961 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , John Macy (3rd)1962 : Bruce Kidd (CAN ) , Jared Nourse (4th)1963 : Michel Bernard (FRA ) , Bob Schul (2nd)1964 : Ron Clarke (AUS ) , Pete McArdle (2nd)1965 : Billy Mills 1966 : Lajos Mecser (HUN ) , Tracy Smith (2nd)1967 : Tracy Smith 1968 : George Young 1969 : George Young 1970 : Art DuLong 1971 : Frank Shorter 1972 : Emiel Puttemans (BEL ) , Leonard Hilton (2nd)1973 : Tracy Smith 1974 : Dick Tayler (NZL ) , Frank Shorter (2nd)1975 : Miruts Yifter (ETH ) , Pat Manders (3rd)1976 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Greg Fredericks (2nd)1977 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Garry Bjorklund (3rd)1978 : Suleiman Nyambui (TAN ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)1979 : Marty Liquori 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes * Events before 1906 are considered unofficial. Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931) and odd numbered years since 2015, 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986), and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
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