Steve Prefontaine

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:advocatesFor amateur athletes' rights
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkbp:birthDate 1951-01-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Coos_Bay,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Sunset_Memorial_Park,_Coos_Bay,_Oregon
gptkbp:coach gptkb:Bill_Bowerman
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Pre's_Rock
gptkbp:competedIn gptkb:1972_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:deathDate 1975-05-30
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Eugene,_Oregon,_United_States
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:car
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:German
French-Canadian
gptkbp:event 1 mile
10,000 metres
5000 metres
2 mile
gptkbp:finishedFourthIn gptkb:1972_Olympic_5000m_final
gptkbp:friendOf gptkb:Bill_Bowerman
gptkb:Phil_Knight
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Steve_Roland_Prefontaine
gptkbp:height 5 ft 9 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Steve Prefontaine
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:National_Track_and_Field_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Oregon_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:influenced American distance running
gptkbp:inspiredBy Nike marketing
gptkbp:knownFor front-running racing style
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Prefontaine_Classic_track_meet
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pre
gptkbp:notableAchievement never lost a collegiate 3-mile or 5,000m race
won 4 consecutive NCAA cross country championships
won 7 NCAA titles
gptkbp:occupation long-distance runner
gptkbp:setAmericanRecordsIn 10,000 metres
2 mile
2,000 metres
3 mile
3,000 metres
5,000 metres
6 mile
gptkbp:sport track and field
gptkbp:subjectOf documentary 'Fire on the Track'
film 'Prefontaine' (1997)
film 'Without Limits' (1998)
gptkbp:team gptkb:Oregon_Ducks_men's_track_and_field
gptkbp:weight 152 lb
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_E._Sullivan_Award
gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4