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Born | (1913-04-04)April 4, 1913 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | December 22, 1942(1942-12-22) (aged 29) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Sport | Long-distance running |
John J. Borican[1] (April 4, 1913 – December 22, 1942) was an American long-distance runner.
Borican was born in Paterson, New Jersey.[2] He was a portrait painter.[3]
In 1940, Borican was awarded the John J. Hallanan Trophy.[4]
In 1942, Borican set a world record in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:24.3.[2][5] He held six world records[6] in long-distance running.[7]
Borican died[8] on December 22, 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey,[9] at the age of 29.
In 2000, Borican was posthumously inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[2][9]
US National Championship winners in the men's 800-meter run | |
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1876–2016 |
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US National Championship winners in men's indoor 800-meter dash | |
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1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 1000 yards (1906–1986), 800 meters (1987–date) except 1000 meters (2015, 2017,2019) |