Frank Shorter
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About
American long-distance runner who was credited with starting the running boom in the U.S. in the 1970s. He won two Olympics medals.
Before Fame
He graduated from Yale and later earned his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in Gainesville.
Trivia
He won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Family Life
He was born to Samuel Shorter, a U.S. Army physician.
Associated With
He and Evelyn Ashford have both won medals for the United States in running events.
