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Olga Dvirna
Olga Dvirne is a retired female middle distance runner who represented the Soviet Union in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres (3:54.23) on July 27, 19...
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Eduardo Buenavista
Eduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long-distance events. Sources Wikipedia Birth Registration
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a60719010/eliud-kipchoge-harassment-kelvin-kiptum/

Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge EGH is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Wikipedia
Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980)
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens = born September 12, 1913 died March 31, 1980 (complications due to Lung Cancer) nickname "Jesse", The Buckeye Bullet, JC Owens buried Oak Woods Cemetery, Chi...
Pheidippides (Fictional Profile) (-530 - -490)
Pheidippes, would perhaps resemble more of a conundrum (if one could be personified) rather than a marathon runner. On one hand you have the "most scholars believe he existed" which is an inaccurate as...

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"I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.
You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it,
seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."

-Jesse Owens-

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