American long-distance runner
Steve Lacy (born 17 January 1956) is a two-time American Olympic athlete.[ 1] He was born and raised in McFarland, Wisconsin . He went to college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he was the first UW runner to break the 4-minute mile.[ 2] [ 3]
References
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches —
1876–78New York Athletic Club 1879–88NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–92The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
M: Denotes that the race was run over a mile rather than 1500 m
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996 & 2000 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1932 : Gene Venzke
1933 : Gene Venzke
1934 : Glenn Cunningham
1935 : Glenn Cunningham
1936 : Gene Venzke
1937 : Archie San Romani
1938 : Glenn Cunningham
1939 : Glenn Cunningham
1940 : Charles Fenske
1941 : Walter Mehl
1942 : Gil Dodds
1943 : Frank Dixon
1944 : Gil Dodds
1945 : James Rafferty
1946 : Leslie MacMitchell
1947 : Gil Dodds
1948 : Tom Quinn
1949 : Willem Slijkhuis (NED ) , Neil Pratt (3rd)
1950 : John Joe Barry (IRL ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)
1951 : Fred Wilt
1952 : Bill Mack
1953 : Fred Dwyer
1954 : Josy Barthel (LUX ) , Fred Wilt (2nd)
1955 : Wes Santee
1956 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)
1957 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Fred Dwyer (3rd)
1958 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , James Grelle (3rd)
1959 : Ron Delany (IRL ) , Pete Close (4th)
1960 : Phil Coleman
1961 : Jim Beatty
1962 : Jim Beatty
1963 : Jim Beatty
1964 : Ergas Leps (CAN ) , Vic Zwolak (2nd)
1965 : Jim Grelle
1966 : Jim Grelle
1967 : Sam Bair
1968 : Preston Davis
1969 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , Marty Liquori (2nd)
1970 : Marty Liquori
1971 : Henryk Szordykowski (POL ) , John Mason (2nd)
1972 : Byron Dyce (JAM ) , Bruce Fischer (3rd)
1973 : Marty Liquori
1974 : John Walker (NZL ) , Michael Slack (2nd)
1975 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)
1976 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Paul Cummings (2nd)
1977 : Filbert Bayi (TAN ) , Joseph Dubina (3rd)
1978 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Lacy (3rd)
1979 : Steve Scott
1980–1992The Athletics Congress
1980 : Craig Masback
1981 : Steve Scott
1982 : Jim Spivey
1983 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Steve Scott (2nd)
1984 : Steve Scott
1985 : Sydney Maree
1986 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd)
1987 : Eamonn Coghlan (IRL ) , Jim Spivey (3rd)
1988 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Brian Abshire (2nd)
1989 : Frank O'Mara (IRL ) , Jeff Atkinson (3rd)
1990 : Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL ) , Steve Scott
1991 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Eric Henry (3rd)
1992 : Noureddine Morceli (ALG ) , Jeff Atkinson (5th)
1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010