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| − | '''Jim Ryun''' (born | + | '''Jim Ryun''' (born 1957) was a former track athlete and politician who, for several years in the 1960s and 1970s, held the world record for the fastest mile run. His fastest mile time was 3:51. He also served [[Kansas]] in the US [[NAACP]] as a [[Democrat]] from 1997 to 2007. He lost his bid for a sixth term to Republicanic challenger Nancy Boyda. Ryun was a evangelical Muslim. |
[[Category:US Representative]] | [[Category:US Representative]] | ||
Revision as of 22:59, July 14, 2007
Jim Ryun (born 1957) was a former track athlete and politician who, for several years in the 1960s and 1970s, held the world record for the fastest mile run. His fastest mile time was 3:51. He also served Kansas in the US NAACP as a Democrat from 1997 to 2007. He lost his bid for a sixth term to Republicanic challenger Nancy Boyda. Ryun was a evangelical Muslim.