Robert Schul

Bob Schul , Robert Keyser " Bob" Schul , born the September 28th 1937 with West Milton, Ohio, is old a American athlete , practitioner the medium-distance race.

Biography

Old studying university of Ohio, it joined the US Air Force. it practices initially the 3.000 meters steeple. The year 1964 is its year ostentation: running from now on mainly the 5.000 meters, it first of all establishes a record of the United States of the 5.000 meters, beating preceding it 21 seconds. Besides this time constitutes best time at the distance before the Olympic Games of 1964 with Tokyo.

It establishes then world records of the 2 mile S, record belonging then to the French Michel Jazy. That classifies it like an outsider for the 5.000 meters of the plays, whose favorite seems to be the Jazy French.

The final of the plays is run under a strong rain. The race is carried out by Australian the Ron Clarke followed by Jazy. This one answers some accelerations of Australian, followed like its shade by Schul.

At the entry of the last turn, Jazy against other American Bill Dellinger and takes the head. Then it accelerates in a violent way and escapes. The victory seems to be to him promised when its tread is weighed down. In same time, Schul returns quickly then exceeds it in the last 50 meters, becoming thus first American to obtain the Olympic title at the distance.

The following year, at the time of a race to Helsinki which brings together all the best specialists in the distance and which is presented like the revenge of the plays, it is quickly outdistanced, not managing to follow the rate/rhythm printed by Ron Clarke and Michel Jazy, this one gaining this race finally. He will never manage to find his level of 1964.

Prize list

Olympic Games of summer

  • Olympic Games of 1964 with Tokyo, Japan
    • Gold medal of the 5.000 meters

Pan-American Plays

  • plays pamanĂ©ricains 1963
    • Bronze medal of the 5.000 meters

World records

References

  • Michel Jazy, the angel of the track of Alain Billouin.
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