Luke Watson (distance runner), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American long-distance runner
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1980
Place of Birth: Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Luke Watson (distance runner)
- Luke Watson (born August 20, 1980) is a retired long-distance runner who specialized in various track and road running disciplines.
- He represented the United States at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2004 and 2006.
- He was a member of one of the greatest generations of high school long distance runners in the US, many of whom happened to be from Stillwater High in the late 1990s.
- At Notre Dame he studied and also became a very competitive middle and long distance runner, before which he ran at three US Olympic Trials in 2004, 2008, and 2012.
- Watson retired from competitive running in 2012.
- He is the older brother of Jake Watson.
- Following his running career, Watson earned a PhD in accounting from Pennsylvania State University, and is an assistant accounting professor at the University of Florida.
- Watson specializes in corporate tax accounting research.
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