Rick Wohlhuter

Wohlhuter at the finish of the 800 m race at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1948-12-23)December 23, 1948 (age 76) St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400–1500 m
Club	Chicago Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)	440 yd – 48.5 (1970) 800 – 1:43.4y (1974) 1500 m – 3:36.4 (1975) Mile – 3:53.3 (1975)[1]
Medal record Representingthe United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 800 meters

Rick Wohlhuter (born December 23, 1948) is a retiredAmerican middle-distance runner.

Wohlhuter won the national indoor championship in the 600 yards in 1970. He graduated from theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1971, and later qualified for the1972 and1976 Olympics. In 1976 he finished sixth in the 1500 meters. In the800 metres, he was initially disqualified for bumpingSeymour Newman in the semi-final, but reinstated on appeal and went on to win the bronze medal,^[2] behindAlberto Juantorena who broke the world record andIvo Van Damme of Belgium.^[3]

Wohlhuter was the U.S. national champion for the 800 meters in 1973 and 1974 and was ranked #1 in the world both years byTrack & Field News. Also in 1974, Wohlhuter won the first of three indoor 1000 yard U.S. national titles, set a world record in the 880 yards at 1:44.10 (1:43.5 at 800 meters),^[4] and a world record in the 1000 meter event at 2:13.9, which remains the longest standingAmerican outdoor record.^[5] He won theJames E. Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete for his achievements in 1974.

Wohlhuter retired in 1977. He contemplated a comeback in 1980, but reconsidered after learning about the American boycott of the Moscow Olympics. He began working in the insurance business instead.^[3]

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• Wohlhuter at the 1976 US. Olympic TrialsVideo onYouTube @ 29:25

Awards
Preceded by Ben Jipcho	Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1974	Succeeded by John Walker

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