Phil Coleman
Encyclopedia
Philip Yates Coleman (born July 10, 1931 in Champaign, Illinois
) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States
. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1959 Pan American Games
.
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1959 Pan American Games
1959 Pan American Games
The 3rd Pan American Games opened on August 27, 1959 in sunny 90°F heat before 40,000 people in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The first Pan American Games held in North America, they were originally scheduled for Cleveland, Ohio, but the U.S. Congress’s decision to cut $5,000,000 in federal...
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Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 3:47.6 (1960)
- Mile – 4:03.8 (1960)
- 2 miles – 8:48.0 (1956)
- Steeplechase – 8:40.8 (1958)
- 5000 metres – 14:23.1 (1960).