Question: Jared Leto is an American entertainer, who has had an extensive career in film, music, and television, in 1997, Leto starred in the biopic "Prefontaine" in which he played the role of  which Olympic hopeful, that was an American middle and long-distance runner, who competed in the 1972 Olympics? 

Context articles: Hurricane (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)
Eddie Leddy
Kenji Kimihara
Fire on the Track
Jared Leto filmography
Prefontaine (film)
Rod Dixon
Steve Prefontaine
Jared Leto
Artifact (film)

"Hurricane" is a song written by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars that is featured on their third studio album, "This Is War".
 The song was written by lead vocalist and songwriter Jared Leto and produced by Leto, Flood and Steve Lilywhite.
 There are two versions of this song, one of which is included on the album and another which is a collaboration with rapper Kanye West, titled "Hurricane 2.0", which was released as the fourth single from the album in November 2010.
 This version only appears on the deluxe version.
 The latter has a variation in certain parts of the track.
 "Hurricane" was awarded Best Single at the Kerrang!
 Awards 2011.
 The thirteen-minute music video, directed by Leto under the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbins, garnered controversy when it premiered on November 29, 2010, causing it to be banned by MTV because of its sexual content.
 An edited version, however, was put on heavy rotation on MTV2.
Edward "Eddie" Leddy (born 8 September 1951) is a retired Irish long-distance runner.
 He competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1972 Olympics and in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 1976 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.
 He won the 10,000 m event at the 1976 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Kenji Kimihara (君原 健二 , Kimihara Kenji , born March 20, 1941) is a retired Japanese long-distance runner.
 He competed in the marathon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in eighth, second and fifth place, respectively.
 He won two gold medals in the marathon at the Asian Games in 1966 and 1970, and won the Boston Marathon in 1966.
Fire on the Track: The Steve Prefontaine Story is a 1995 American sports documentary directed by Erich Lyttle and produced by Scott Chambers.
 It tells the story of Steve Prefontaine, an American middle and long-distance runner who set records in seven different distance track events from 2,000 to 10,000 meters.
Jared Leto is an American entertainer who has had an extensive career in film, music, and television.
 He made his debut with minor roles in the television shows "Camp Wilder" (1992) and "Almost Home" (1993).
 He achieved recognition in 1994 for his role as Jordan Catalano in the teen drama television series "My So-Called Life".
 The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and gained a cult following, despite being canceled after only one season.
 The same year, he made his television film debut starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in "Cool and the Crazy".
 Leto's first film role was in the 1995 drama "How to Make an American Quilt".
 He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in "The Last of the High Kings" (1996) and received a supporting role in "Switchback" (1997).
 In 1997, Leto starred in the biopic "Prefontaine" in which he played the role of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine.
 His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.
 The following year, Leto starred together with Alicia Witt in the horror "Urban Legend".
 He then acted alongside Sean Penn and Adrien Brody in the war film "The Thin Red Line" (1998).
 After playing supporting roles in "Black and White" and "Girl, Interrupted", Leto portrayed Angel Face in "Fight Club" (1999), which has since became a cult film.
Prefontaine is a 1997 American biographical film chronicling the life of the American long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his death at age 24.
 Jared Leto plays the title character and R. Lee Ermey plays Bill Bowerman.
 The film was written by Steve James and Eugene Corr, and directed by James.
 "Prefontaine" tells the story from the point of view of Bill Dellinger, played by Ed O'Neill, the assistant coach who was with him day-to-day, and Nancy Alleman, the runner's girlfriend at the time of his death.
Rodney Phillip "Rod" Dixon (born 13 July 1950) is a former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner.
 He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the New York City Marathon.
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics.
 Prefontaine once held the American record in seven different distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters.
 Prefontaine died in May 1975 at the age of 24 in an automobile accident in Eugene, Oregon.
Jared Joseph Leto ( ; born December 26, 1971) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and director.
 After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto achieved recognition for his role as Jordan Catalano on the television series "My So-Called Life" (1994).
 He made his film debut in "How to Make an American Quilt" (1995) and received critical praise for his performance in "Prefontaine" (1997).
 Leto played supporting roles in "The Thin Red Line" (1998), "Fight Club" (1999) and "American Psycho" (2000), as well as the lead role in "Urban Legend" (1998), and earned critical acclaim after portraying heroin addict Harry Goldfarb in "Requiem for a Dream" (2000).
 He later began focusing increasingly on his music career, returning to acting with "Panic Room" (2002), "Alexander" (2004), "Lord of War" (2005), "Lonely Hearts" (2006), "Chapter 27" (2007), and "Mr. Nobody" (2009).
 In 2012, he directed the documentary film "Artifact".
 In 2016, he played the DC Comics supervillain Joker in the DC Extended Universe film "Suicide Squad".
Artifact is a 2012 American documentary film.
 It was directed by Jared Leto under the pseudonym of Bartholomew Cubbins, and produced by Leto and Emma Ludbrook.
 "Artifact" chronicles the modern music business as it charts the legal dispute between Leto's rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and record label EMI, which filed a $30 million breach of contract lawsuit against them in 2008, after the band tried to exit its contract over a royalties dispute.
 Thirty Seconds to Mars is shown working with producer Flood to create the 2009 album "This Is War", meeting with lawyers between recording sessions.