American middle-distance runner
Dyrol Burleson
Burleson (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Full name Dyrol Jay Burleson Born (1940-04-27 ) April 27, 1940 (age 84) Cottage Grove, Oregon , U.S.Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) Weight 159 lb (72 kg) Sport Athletics Event 1500 m Club Oregon Track Club Coached by Bill Bowerman Personal best(s) 880 yd – 1:48.2 (1962) 1500 m – 3:38.8 (1964) 1 mile – 3:55.6 (1963) 2 miles – 8:39.6 (1966)
Dyrol Jay Burleson (born April 27, 1940) is a retired middle-distance runner from the United States . He attended the University of Oregon , where he ran track under the coach Bill Bowerman . Burleson lettered in track and field in 1960, 1961, and 1962.[1] He won the AAU 1500 m title in 1959, 1961 and 1963, and the NCAA title in the 1500 m in 1960, and in the mile in 1961–62. Burleson was Pan American champion in 1959, and in May 1962 he anchored the Oregon 4×mile relay team that set a new world record.[2]
In 2010 Burleson was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame .[3]
Burleson also is a member of the Cottage Grove High School Hall of Fame and holds the 1500m record in track and field at the high school.
Pan American Champions in men's 1500 metres
US National Championship winners in men's 1500-meter run or mile
1876–78New York Athletic Club
1876M : Harold Lambe (CAN) * Cornelius Vought
1877M : Richard Morgan
1878M : Thomas Smith
1879–88NAAAA
1879M : Henry Pellatt (CAN) * William Duffy
1880–83M : Harry Fredericks
1884M : Percy Madeira
1885M : George Gilbert
1886–87M : Edward Carter
1888M Note 1 : Thomas Conneff
1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–92The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
M: Denotes that the race was run over a mile rather than 1500 m
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996 & 2000 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1960 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
1964 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Bob Giegengack (men's head coach)
Edward P. Hurt (men's assistant coach)
Payton Jordan (men's assistant coach)
Charles Walter (men's assistant coach)
Ed Temple (women's head coach)
Jack Griffin (women's assistant coach)
USTFCCCA Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame
USTFCCCA Collegiate Track & Field/Cross Country Athlete Hall of Fame
Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024