Tom Von Ruden

Tom von Ruden

Personal information

Born

22 August 1944

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
	1967 Winnipeg	1500 metres

Tom Von Ruden (Thomas Frederick Von Ruden; born 22 August 1944 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) is a retired middle distance runner from the United States. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Von Ruden set his personal best (3:38.5) in the same event on 26 July 1971 at a meet in Århus.

References

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Profile at Sports-Reference.com

Pan American Games Champions in Men's 1500 m

1951: Browning Ross (USA)
1955: Juan Miranda (ARG)
1959: Dyrol Burleson (USA)
1963: Jim Grelle (USA)
1967: Tom Von Ruden (USA)
1971: Marty Liquori (USA)
1975: Tony Waldrop (USA)
1979: Don Paige (USA)
1983: Agberto Guimarães (BRA)
1987: Joaquim Cruz (BRA)
1991: José Valente (BRA)
1995: Joaquim Cruz (BRA)
1999: Graham Hood (CAN)
2003 – 2007: Hudson de Souza (BRA)
2011: Leandro de Oliveira (BRA)
2015: Andrew Wheating (USA)

1968 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	1968 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young

Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Edward Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith George Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Art Walker George Woods

Women's track & road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Ann Drinkwater Julie Mae Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Patty Van Wolvelaere

Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow

Coaches	Payton Jordan (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) John Oelkers (men's assistant coach) Frank Potts (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Alex Ferenczy (women's coach) Conrad Ford (women's coach)

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