Glenn Cunningham (athlete)
Cunningham in 1934 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Glenn Vernice Cunningham | |||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1909 Atlanta, Kansas, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | March 10, 1988 (aged 78) Menifee, Arkansas, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, mile | |||||||||||
| Team | University of Kansas | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1940 | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1st | |||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:49.7 (1936) 1500 m – 3:48.2 (1940) Mile – 4:04.4 (1938) | |||||||||||
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Glenn Vernice Cunningham (August 4, 1909 – March 10, 1988) was an American middle-distance runner, and was considered the greatest American miler of all time. He received the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1933.