Roscoe Divine (born November 3, 1947) is a retired American track and field athlete. He was known primarily as a miler but excelled in shorter distances like the 880 yard ( 800 meters) and in the steeplechase.
He ran track for the University of Oregon under Bill Bowerman. He was part of a collection of sub-4 minute milers that collected around Bowerman around that time, when the number of people accomplishing the feat was relatively small. [1] He lettered in track in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970. He lettered in cross country in 1969. He was runner-up in the 1500 meters at the 1968 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
He was ranked in the United States top 10 five times, the best being #3 in 1967. [2]
Records
- 1968 World Record holder : 4-mile relay (
Oregon Track Club)
Roscoe Divine (4:03.2) (USA)
Wade Bell (4:01.0) (USA)
Arne Kvalheim (4:03.3) (NOR)
David Wilborn (3:57.5) (USA)
16:05.0 [3]
References
- ^ "Surviving Bowerman sub-4 milers returning to the UO". uoregon.edu. 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Men's U.S. 1500/Mile Rankings by Athlete". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ "Men's 4xOne mile relay". www.alltime-athletics.com.
External links
- Duck Record Holders [1]
- Photo with Steve Prefontaine
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Roscoe Divine (born November 3, 1947) is a retired American track and field athlete. He was known primarily as a miler but excelled in shorter distances like the 880 yard ( 800 meters) and in the steeplechase.
He ran track for the University of Oregon under Bill Bowerman. He was part of a collection of sub-4 minute milers that collected around Bowerman around that time, when the number of people accomplishing the feat was relatively small. [1] He lettered in track in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970. He lettered in cross country in 1969. He was runner-up in the 1500 meters at the 1968 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
He was ranked in the United States top 10 five times, the best being #3 in 1967. [2]
Records
- 1968 World Record holder : 4-mile relay (
Oregon Track Club)
Roscoe Divine (4:03.2) (USA)
Wade Bell (4:01.0) (USA)
Arne Kvalheim (4:03.3) (NOR)
David Wilborn (3:57.5) (USA)
16:05.0 [3]
References
- ^ "Surviving Bowerman sub-4 milers returning to the UO". uoregon.edu. 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Men's U.S. 1500/Mile Rankings by Athlete". Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ "Men's 4xOne mile relay". www.alltime-athletics.com.
External links
- Duck Record Holders [1]
- Photo with Steve Prefontaine
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