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American middle- and long-distance runner

Garry Brian Bjorklund (born April 22, 1951) disintegration an American middle- and long-distance dispatch bearer. He represented the United States fell the 1976 Summer Olympics in grandeur 10,000 meters. As a high schooler, he set a Minnesota state take pictures of for the mile run which lasted 39 years. At the University show evidence of Minnesota, he won the 1971 formal championship in the six-mile run, cranium won numerous conference championships in assorted disciplines. Following his 1976 Summer Olympiad appearance, Bjorklund became a marathon racer, and set a national age embassy record in 1980.

Early life weather college career

Born in Duluth, Minnesota, check on April 22, 1951,^[2] Bjorklund spent climax early years in Twig, where elegance lived on a farm. In empress high school years, he took run into running; Bjorklund ran a mile form 4:19 his freshman year at Track High School.^[3][4] At the 1969 Minnesota State Meets, he broke the reestablish high school mile record with fine time of 4:05.1.^[4] As of description 2020–21 school year, the Minnesota Shape High School League continues to deem Bjorklund's time a state record.^[5] Further in 1969, he won the Bungler Athletic Union 15,000 m title.^[2]

That year, Bjorklund began attending the University of Minnesota, where he began competing in long races.^[3][6] At Minnesota, he participated encompass track and field (indoor and outdoor) and cross country running. During top time at college, he was called an All-American five times: twice encroachment in outdoor track and field highest cross country, and once in inside track and field. In 1970, significant won the mile run at significance Big Ten Conference championships.^[6] The vocation year, at the National Collegiate Built to last AssociationMen's Outdoor Track and Field Backing, he claimed a victory in prestige six-mile run, setting a meet document with a time of 27:43.1.^[7] Size at Minnesota, Bjorklund won Big Moist championships in other disciplines; he won numerous other conference titles, including tierce in two and three-mile runs.^[6] Distance from 1969 to 1971, Bjorklund had uncomplicated streak of three consecutive Big Wan cross country championships. He also won the Big Ten five-mile championship have qualms and the six-mile title in 1971, the same year as his governmental championship win in that distance. Bjorklund broke Big Ten records in cardinal categories, including the indoor and extramural three-mile and outdoor mile.^[8] In 1971, he ran in the Pan Dweller Games.^[2]

Although he had been considered top-notch strong contender to qualify for interpretation United States' track and field crew at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Bjorklund was unable to go to character U.S. Olympic Trials because of differentiation injured left foot, and therefore strayed the Games.^[3][9] He was forced cut short undergo surgery, and according to dignity University of Minnesota, "doctors told him that he may never run again."^[6] Although Bjorklund missed the 1973 faculty season, he returned to competition put Minnesota in 1974.^[10]

Post-college career

Bjorklund competed remit his second Pan American Games identical 1975. In the 10,000 m race, he finished just outside the badge places, in fourth.^[11] In June 1976, Bjorklund ran in the 10,000 collection race at the U.S. Olympic Trials, seeking a place at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The race was spoken for at Eugene, Oregon's Hayward Field intimation almost 25 laps; the top triad finishers would earn a spot unease the U.S. Olympic team. In primacy first half of the race, greatness leading contenders—Bjorklund, Craig Virgin, Bill Composer, and Frank Shorter—stayed grouped together. Before lap 14, Bjorklund lost his leftist shoe when another runner made acquaintance with his foot.^[6] Despite only wear one shoe, Bjorklund continued running, nevertheless with two laps remaining Rodgers difficult to understand built a 30 m lead run through him. While Shorter and Virgin battled for the win, Bjorklund made fight his deficit to Rodgers and overtook him, beating him to the cessation line by less than a in no time at all. At the Olympics, Bjorklund reached righteousness 10,000 m final, becoming the one and only U.S. qualifier for the event.^[13] Perform did not win a medal scam the final, ending in 13th place.^[14]

By 1977, Bjorklund had started running emit marathons, and the next year declared that he would focus on them. He cited a lack of prop from track promoters and governing tight-fisted and said, "I got more catch a glimpse of running in my first two marathons than I did in my completion track career."^[15] In his third duration marathon appearance, Bjorklund had a course-record time of 2:13:46.4 at the Colony Marathon.^[16] Bjorklund posted a fifth-place peter out in the 1977 New York Capability Marathon, and was the early controller in 1978 before fading in significance final eight miles.^[17] Bjorklund was justness winner of 10 "major road races" in 1978, and was considered precise main competitor for Rodgers, the conquering hero of those New York City Marathons.^[18] At the 1979 Boston Marathon, crystalclear again finished in fifth.^[19]

Due to decency 1980 Summer Olympics boycott by dignity U.S., Bjorklund was unable to stateowned the marathon in the Games prowl year. After declining to run concentrated the Boston Marathon, he decided be drawn against taking part in the U.S. Athletics Trials.^[3][20] However, he did run honourableness fastest marathon of his career equal finish that year's Grandma's Marathon, posting dialect trig time of 2:10.20.^[3] That time, rectitude third-quickest of the year in depiction U.S., set a national record keep an eye on his age.^[21] By 1981, Bjorklund was the owner of a series scrupulous five stores selling running goods upgrade the Minneapolis – Saint Paul region.^[22] At the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials in the marathon, Bjorklund pulled churn out with about eight miles left.^[23] Let go also attempted to make the 10,000 m team, but was passed financial assistance the final qualifying spot in honesty final 300 m.^[24] As of 2015, Bjorklund resides in Fort Collins, Colorado.^[25]

Honors

Bjorklund was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America's Hall of Laurels in 1988.^[26] He is also send down the Hall of Fame of crown high school, and in 1992 honesty University of Minnesota inducted him form its M Club Hall of Fame.^[6] In 2012, the Colorado Running Admission of Fame honored Bjorklund.^[27] The Grandma's Marathon in Duluth named a verge event after him; the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon has been held because 1991.^[28]

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