Greg Rice
Greg Rice was born in Deer Lodge, Montana, United States on January 13th, 1916 and is the American Long-distance Runner. At the age of 75, Greg Rice biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 75 years old, Greg Rice has this physical status:
At 5' 5" height but barrel-chested, Rice was nicknamed the "Little Dynamo". After leaving Notre Dame, Rice was affiliated with the New York Athletic Club
His achievements in 1940: American records at 2 and 3 miles; winning the national 5000 m title; and beating Finland's champion athlete Taisto Mäki meant he was the overwhelming winner of the Sullivan Award that year On the 28 February 1942 at the AAU indoor championships, Rice set a world indoor best time at three miles of 13:45.7, a time not bettered for 17 years.
On March 16, 1943, Rice set a world indoor best time for two miles of 8:51.0, a time not bettered for 9 years.
Overall, Rice was to set indoor best times on 8 occasions. At one point in his career, he was unbeaten for 65 races indoors and outdoors (55 alone indoors) and won 3 indoor national titles at 3 miles (1940–43).
On June 6, 1942, Rice set a new American outdoor record for 3 miles of 14:00.0. His final race was on June 20, 1943, where he came second to the legendary Swedish runner Gunder Hägg over 5000 m at the AAU Championships. His training for the race had been interrupted by time at sea following his enlisting in the United States Maritime Service six months earlier.
- In 1940, Rice received the Sullivan Award as the outstanding American amateur athlete.
- In 1977, he was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame
- In 1994, he was inducted into the Montana High School Association Hall of Fame.
- In 2005, he was inducted into the Millrose Games Hall of Fame (because of his four wins at 2 miles in the Millrose Games in 1939 and 1941–43).