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Billy Mills

Awards And Accomplishments



1958-59 All-American in cross-country; Kansas team wins NCAA outdoor national championships
1960 Winner, individual title in Big Eight Conference cross-country tournament
1961 Big Eight Conference champion, 2-mile race
1964 Wins Olympic gold medal in Olympics, in a startling upset; sets new Olympic record
1965 Sets world record in 6-mile run with a time of 27:11.6; sets American records in the 10,000 meters and the 3-mile run
1984 Inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
1997 Inducted into Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame
1999 Inducted into Distance Running Hall of Fame

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