Ron Tabb, Date of Birth

    

Ron Tabb

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1954

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ron Tabb

  • Ron Tabb (born August 7, 1954) is a retired male long-distance runner from the United States, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon.
  • He won the 1981 edition of the Paris Marathon ex-æquo with England's Dave Cannon.
  • He won the 1983 Beijing Marathon and competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics later that year, finishing in 18th place overall.
  • He qualified for the 1980 Olympic team -- but never competed due to the U.S.
  • boycott on the Moscow Games that year -- once held the sixth fastest marathon time ever recorded and has won 10 marathons around the world.
  • He is one of only four Americans to run more than 20 marathons under 2:20 and is the only American to win major marathons on five different continents. His training partner was former world record holder Alberto Salazar, and he was once married to famous Olympic athlete Mary Decker Slaney. Tabb attended Central Missouri State University or UCM today, between 1972–1977 and was inducted into their Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

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