Gerry Lindgren

Gerry Lindgren
Lindgren in 1965
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1946-03-09) March 9, 1946 (age 78)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m
College teamWashington State
Rogers High School, Spokane
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Mile: 4:01.5
2-mile indoor: 8:34.0[1]
3 miles: 12:53.0[1][2]
6 miles: 27:11.6[1]1
5000 m – 13:33.8 (1968)
10000 m – 28:40.2 (1967)[1][3]

Gerald "Gerry" Paul Lindgren (born March 9, 1946) is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mile run when they finished in an extremely rare tie at the AAU National Championships, both running exactly 27:11.6.[4] Lindgren went on to win a record 11 NCAA collegiate championships with Washington State University.

  1. ^ a b c d Sports-Reference.com. "Gerry Lindgren Bio, Stats". Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Gerry Lindgren". Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  3. ^ Gerry Lindgren. trackfield.brinkster.net
  4. ^ Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine. USATF. Retrieved on 2011-04-18.