 Virgin at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 2, 1955 Belleville, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross country, track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10,000 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 meters: 7:48.2[1] 2-mile: 8:22.0[1] 5000 meters: 13:19.1[1] 10,000 meters: 27:29.16[1] Marathon: 2:10:26[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Steven Virgin (born August 2, 1955) is an American distance runner. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and grew up near Lebanon, Illinois. While in high school, Virgin won 5 state championships (two in cross country and three in track) as well as setting the national outdoor high school 2-mile record of 8:40.9 (beating Steve Prefontaine's mark of 8:41.5, though slightly short of Gerry Lindgren's 8:40.0 indoor record from 1964). Additionally, Virgin held the Illinois Boys Cross Country all-time state championship record for 47 years, running a 13:50.6 in 1972, a record that stood until November 9, 2019, when Josh Methner of John Hersey High School ran a 13:49.86. Virgin was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1973.[2]
- ^ a b c d e All-Athletics. "Profile of Craig Virgin".
- ^ "Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948". Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2015.