Photo: Larry Sharkey, Los Angeles Times / CC BY 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Steve Prefontaine was born on January 25, 1951 in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. Steve Prefontaine was credited as a long-distance runner and athletics competitor. Death is recorded on May 30, 1975, at the age of 24. Schooling on record includes Marshfield High School and University of Oregon. The listed height was 175 cm.
My Take
Prefontaine is one of those athletes whose myth outgrew his short life, and I find that genuinely moving rather than tragic clickbait. A kid from tiny Coos Bay who rewrote every American record from 2,000 to 10,000 meters, then died at 24 with the 1976 Olympics still ahead of him. What grabs me is his style: he refused to sit and kick, he led from the front and dared the pain to catch him. That honesty is rare. Decades on, runners still invoke his name, and I think it is because he ran like he had nothing to hide.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Prefontaine
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・プリフォンテーン
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・ぷりふぉんてーん
- Born
- January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975
- Origin
- Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- long-distance runner / athletics competitor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Marshfield High School
- University
- University of Oregon
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.prefontainerun.com/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Prefontaine
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471417
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Steve Prefontaine born?
Born January 25, 1951.
When did Steve Prefontaine die?
Died May 30, 1975, aged 24.
Where was Steve Prefontaine from?
Steve Prefontaine was from Coos Bay, Oregon, United States.
What did Steve Prefontaine do?
Steve Prefontaine worked as long-distance runner, athletics competitor.
How tall was Steve Prefontaine?
Steve Prefontaine was 175 cm.
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