| 词条 | Tom Byers (athlete) |
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Thomas Joseph Byers, Jr. (born 1956) is a former professional distance runner and current businessman. In 1981, when running as a designated pacemaker or 'rabbit' in the high-profile 1500 meters race at the Bislett Games in Oslo, he won against a field including Olympic champion and world record holder Steve Ovett, after the rest of the field refused to follow his early pacesetting. CareerByers was a runner at The Ohio State University in the 1970s and still holds the outdoor OSU distance record in the 1500m (3.37.5). He held the mile record (4:00.10.) until Jeff See broke it on June 2, 2007.[1] During his time at OSU, he also won the U.S. Junior 1500m title, finished second at the AAU outdoor championships, and participated in the '76 Olympic Trials. Byers temporarily retired from competitive running for several years to join the corporate world, but returned to professional running in the 1980s. One thing for which Byers was noteworthy was his hair. Unlike most middle and long distance runners, who wore their hair short, Byers chose to wear his long.[2] His 3:50.84 mile ranks 7th fastest by a United States runner, while his 2:16.1 in the 1000 meters is the second fastest by a US runner.[3] Oslo, 1981Byers took a dramatic victory in a 1500m race in Oslo in 1981. The world record holder Steve Ovett was a strong favourite to win the race, and Byers was expected to act only as a pacemaker. But Ovett and the pack did not follow his pace, and Byers did not step off the track. He was leading by almost ten seconds going into the final lap. Ovett ran the last lap almost nine seconds quicker than Byers but finished second by 0.53s.[4] Personal lifeHe had two sons. One of his sons, Thomas Joseph Byers III (1985–2005), was a distance runner for Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio (where he graduated in the same class as fellow student-athlete Brady Quinn), and went on to run at the University of Kentucky and the University of Mississippi. He died when he was struck by a train before his junior year at Kentucky.[5] References1. ^{{cite web| title=OSU Outdoor Records | url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/fls/17300/pdf/mtrack/History.pdf?ATCLID=945283&SPSID=89220&SPID=10412&DB_OEM_ID=17300 | publisher = The Ohio State University | accessdate=2008-02-17}} {{Footer US NC 1500m Men}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Byers, Tom}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/past_issues/1982covers.html|title=T&FN: 2014 Women's U.S. Junior Absolute Leaders|publisher=}} 3. ^{{cite web | title = All Time Track Best Marks | url=http://www.fasterrunning.com/oldsite/alltimebest.htm | publisher = Faster Running | accessdate=2007-04-23}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/moresports/columns/hollobaugh_jeff/69968.html|title=ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - How low can Loroupe go?|publisher=}} 5. ^{{cite web | title = Student killed on tracks | url=http://media.www.kykernel.com/media/storage/paper305/news/2005/08/24/CampusNews/Student.Killed.On.Tracks-969246.shtml | publisher = Kentucky Kernel | accessdate=2007-04-23}} 9 : Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics|Living people|Olympic track and field athletes of the United States|American male middle-distance runners|Ohio State Buckeyes men's track and field athletes|1955 births|People from Dublin, Ohio|American masters athletes|Pacemakers |
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