&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Jeff,_icing_his_legs_after_a_run.jpg) Atkinson in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 24, 1963 Manhattan Beach, California | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, mile | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 3rd in 1500m (1988)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:35.15[2] Mile: 3:52.80[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on October 25, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Jeffrey Patrick Atkinson (born February 24, 1963) is a male former middle-distance runner from the United States. He has held the outdoor mile record at Stanford University since 1986.[3] He was the fastest American male in the 1500 metres in 1989.[1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, and came in tenth place in the 1500m race. He tried to make a comeback at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, but did not pass the Olympic trials.
- ^ a b US Rankings Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Track and Field News
- ^ a b "Jeff ATKINSON - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- ^ "Men's Track And Field Outdoor All-Time Top 10" (PDF). Stanford College. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2022.