Personal information | |
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Full name | Leonard Lane Hilton |
Nationality | American |
Born | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | September 28, 1947
Died | July 3, 2000 | (aged 52)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Leonard Lane Hilton (September 28, 1947 – July 3, 2000) was an American long-distance runner.
Hilton was born in Hillsboro, Texas, and graduated from Austin High School in Houston. He attended the University of Houston; competing for the Cougars in 1970, he anchored a team that set a world record in the indoor distance medley relay in 1970. Hilton earned a degree in engineering from Houston. [1] Hilton competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2] He was the first runner from Texas to break the four-minute mile. [3] While working as a business executive in the energy field, Hilton died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Leonard Lane Hilton |
Nationality | American |
Born | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | September 28, 1947
Died | July 3, 2000 | (aged 52)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Leonard Lane Hilton (September 28, 1947 – July 3, 2000) was an American long-distance runner.
Hilton was born in Hillsboro, Texas, and graduated from Austin High School in Houston. He attended the University of Houston; competing for the Cougars in 1970, he anchored a team that set a world record in the indoor distance medley relay in 1970. Hilton earned a degree in engineering from Houston. [1] Hilton competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [2] He was the first runner from Texas to break the four-minute mile. [3] While working as a business executive in the energy field, Hilton died of pancreatic cancer in 2000. [4]