Bob Schul, the Only American Runner to Win the 5,000 Meters at the Olympics, Dies at 86

Bob Schul, the Only American Runner to Win the 5,000 Meters at the Olympics, Dies at 86
Bob Schul hits the tape to win the 5,000 meter run at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 1964. AP Photo
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Bob Schul, the only American distance runner to win gold in the 5,000 meters at the Olympics, has died. He was 86.

His death on Sunday was announced by Miami University in Ohio, where Schul shined on the track and was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1973. No cause of death was given.