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Martin William Liquori (born September 11, 1949) is a retired American middle distance athlete. Liquori rose to fame when he became the third American high schooler to break the four-minute mile by running a 3:59.8 in 1967, three years after Jim Ryun first did it.
Marty Liquori in full flight, still viewable on the Internet, has to be one of the finest sights in competitive running. He appeared on the running scene in 1967 as the third American high-schooler to break the 4-minute mile.
Mar 10, 2022 · Legendary miler and Olympian Marty Liquori runs the 1970 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in a sub-4-minute with a 3:59 .9 running for Villanova.
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Nov 8, 2023 · Former CJC master’s student Marty Liquori, the legendary miler who also carved out a lengthy television career as a track commentator, has been awarded the 2023 H. D. Thoreau Track & Field Broadcasting Award by the Track & Field Writers of America.
Aug 31, 2011 · Marty Liquori earned the silver medal in the 5000 meters at the 1977 World Cup in an American record 13:15.06. He has ranked #1 in the World at 1500 meters - Mile (1969, 1971, the last American male #1) & 5000 meters (1977) and won a total of 14 national titles at distances ranging from the Mile to 5000 meters.
LIQUORI, Martin William, Jr., ("Marty")(b. 11 September 1949 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey), one of the best runners in the world at the high school, college, and post collegiate levels, who won the "Dream Mile" in 1971.
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Marty Liquori was a 1968 Olympian at 1500 meters, finishing 12th in Mexico City. At the age of 19, he was the youngest person to participate in the Olympic 1500 meter final. Liquori first broke 4 minutes for the Mile (3:59.8) in 1967, while in high school, making him the third U.S. high school boy to break the "magic" 4 minute barrier.
