Jim Ryun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Ryun

politician and athletics competitor, middle distance runner, U. S. Congressman

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Profession: politician, president, member, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner, consultant, motivational speaker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

James Ronald Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is a former American politician and track and field athlete, who at his peak was widely considered the world's top middle-distance runner.
He won a silver medal in the 1500 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and was the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.
He is the last American to hold the world record in the mile run.
Ryun later served in the United States House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, representing Kansas' 2nd congressional district for the Republican Party.