American middle-distance runner (1936–2020)
Jim Grelle
Grelle in 1966
Personal information Born (1936-09-30 ) September 30, 1936Died June 13, 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 83) Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 68 kg (150 lb) Sport Sport Athletics Event
800–5000 m Club Multnomah Athletic Club Achievements and titles Personalbest(s) 800 m – 1:48.4 (1958)[ 1] [ 2]
James Edward Grelle (September 30, 1936 – June 13, 2020) was an American middle-distance runner. He had his best achievements in the 1500 m event, finishing eighth at the1960 Olympics , winning a gold and a silver medal at the Pan American Games in1963 and1959 , respectively.[ 1]
Grelle's first success was winning back to back Oregon state titles in the 880 yard run in 1954 and 1955 forLincoln High School in Portland.[ 3]
While running for theUniversity of Oregon he won theNCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in 1959 after being a runner up the previous two years.[ 4] USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships .[ 5] Indoor Championships in 1965 and 1966.[ 6]
In 1962, at theMt. SAC Relays Grelle became the 4th American sub-4 minute miler.[ 7] American record in the mile at 3:55.4. Nine days later,Jim Ryun improved upon the record. Ryun also relegated Grelle to a non-qualifying fourth place in the 1964Olympic Trials . Previously in 1963, he held the American record in the 2 mile run at 8:25.2.[ 8]
Grelle was inducted into theOregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1981,[ 8] [ 9] [ 4]
Grelle died on June 13, 2020, at the age of 83.[ 10]
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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 theCOVID-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
Note: mile run until 1966
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