Miami Hall of Famer Bob Schul Passes Away
6/17/2024 4:56:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Former Miami Track and Field standout and Olympic gold medalist Bob Schul passed away on June 16, 2024. He was 86 years old.
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Schul, a 1966 graduate of Miami University, became the first American to capture gold in the 5,000 meters, winning at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo with a time of 13:48.8. Schul once held a total of five American and NCAA records in the two-mile, three-mile and 5,000-meter events. His two-mile time of 8:26.4 was a world record at the time.
Representing the Red and White in the 1964 Mid-American Conference track championships, Schul claimed first place in both the mile and three-mile runs. He also won the National AAU title in the 5,000 meters in 1964. Schul still holds three Miami track records: Mile (3:59.1), Two Miles (8:47.3) and Three Miles (13:15.6). He was inducted into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 1973 and joined the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1991.
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More information about funeral arrangements will be shared once available.
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Schul, a 1966 graduate of Miami University, became the first American to capture gold in the 5,000 meters, winning at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo with a time of 13:48.8. Schul once held a total of five American and NCAA records in the two-mile, three-mile and 5,000-meter events. His two-mile time of 8:26.4 was a world record at the time.
Representing the Red and White in the 1964 Mid-American Conference track championships, Schul claimed first place in both the mile and three-mile runs. He also won the National AAU title in the 5,000 meters in 1964. Schul still holds three Miami track records: Mile (3:59.1), Two Miles (8:47.3) and Three Miles (13:15.6). He was inducted into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame in 1973 and joined the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1991.
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More information about funeral arrangements will be shared once available.
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