&sq=&lang=&file=File:Bill_Rodgers_1977.jpg) Rodgers at the Amsterdam Marathon in 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | William Henry Rodgers | |||||||||||
| Born | December 23, 1947 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||
| Club | Greater Boston Track Club[1] | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5000 meters: 13:42.00[2] 10,000 meters: 28:04.42[2] Half marathon: 1:04:55[2] Marathon: 2:09:27[2] | |||||||||||
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William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
- ^ Bill Rodgers Archived February 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d All-Athletics. "Profile of Bill Rodgers". Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014.