Steve Prefontaine
Notable performances

Steve Prefontaine

Section Title: Notable performances
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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes

1968	Corvallis Invitational	Corvallis, Oregon	1st	2 mile	9:01.3	Oregon high school record

1969	Corvallis Invitational	Corvallis, Oregon	1st	2 mile	8:41.5	US high school record

Coos County Meet	Coos Bay, Oregon	1st	Mile	4:06.9	Oregon high school record

US-USSR-Commonwealth Meet	Los Angeles, California	5th	5000 m	14:40.0	First international track meet

1970	Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon	3rd	Mile	3:57.4	First sub-4 min. mile

1971	Oregon vs. UCLA	Westwood, Los Angeles, California	1st	Mile	3:59.1

Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Mile	3:57.4

US vs. USSR All Stars	Berkeley, California	1st	5000 m	13:30.4	American record

Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia	1st	5000 m	13:52.53

1972	Oregon Indoor Invitational	Portland, Oregon	1st	2 mile	8:26.6	Collegiate record

All-Comers Spring Break Meet	Bakersfield, California	1st	6 mile	27:22.4	Collegiate record

Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Mile	3:56.7

Oregon vs. Washington St.	Eugene, Oregon	1st	5000 m	13:29.6	American record

Rose Festival	Gresham, Oregon	1st	3000 m	7:45.8	American record

US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	1st	5000 m	13:22.8	American record

Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	2nd	1500 m	3:39.4

1st	3000 m	7:44.2	American record

Olympic Games	Munich, Germany	4th	5000 m	13:28.4

Zauli Memorial	Rome, Italy	2nd	5000 m	13:26.4	Three days after Olympics

1973	Sunkist Invitational Indoor Meet	Los Angeles, California	1st	2 mile	8:27.4

LA Times Invitational Indoor Games	Inglewood, California	1st	Mile	3:59.2

Oregon Twilight II Meet	Eugene, Oregon	1st	2 mile	8:24.6	American indoor record

Hayward Field Restoration Meet	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Mile	3:54.6	personal best

World Games	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	5000 m	13:22.4	American record

1974	Sunkist Invitational Indoor Meet	Los Angeles, California	1st	2 mile	8:33.0

LA Times Invitational Indoor Games	Inglewood, California	2nd	Mile	3:59.5

Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon	1st	10,000 m	27:43.6	American record; set American 6 mile record (26:51.4) en route

Hayward Field Restoration Meet	Eugene, Oregon	1st	3 mile	12:51.4	American record

World Games	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	5000 m	13:21.9	American record

International Meet	Milan, Italy	2nd	3000 m	7:42.6	American record

July Games	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	2 mile	8:18.4	American record

1975	CYO Invitational Indoor Meet	College Park, Maryland	2nd	Mile	3:58.6

Sunkist Invitational Indoor Meet	Los Angeles, California	1st	2 mile	8:27.4

Oregon Twilight Meet	Eugene, Oregon	1st	10,000 m	28:09.4

Finnish Tour	Coos Bay, Oregon	1st	2000 m	5:01.4	American record

California Relays	Modesto, California	1st	2 mile	8:36.4

NCAA Prep	Eugene, Oregon	1st	5000 m	13:23.8	Final race and 25th straight win in a distance over a mile

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Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.
Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.
Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.

final_sentence: Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.
final_sentence: Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.
final_sentence: Prefontaine set the American record of 13:22.8 in the 5000 meters at the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene.