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Steve Prefontaine
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Born
January 25
,
1951
·
Coos Bay, Oregon, USA
Died
June 1
,
1975
·
Eugene, Oregon, USA
(car crash)
Birth name
Steve Roland Prefontaine
Nickname
Pre
Mini Bio
Steve Prefontaine was born on January 25, 1951 in Coos Bay, Oregon, USA. He died on June 1, 1975 in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Trivia
Is portrayed by
Jared Leto
in
Prefontaine (1997)
and
Billy Crudup
in
Without Limits (1998)
.
He was a long-distance runner in the early 1970's. He competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich and was preparing for the next one in 1976 when he was a tragically killed on a car accident in 1975.
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