Ohio
Bob Schul, a singular US Olympian in 5,000-meter race, dies at 86
The Ohio farm boy overcame asthma to become the leading American runner of that distance.
On a rainy day in Tokyo in October 1964, he won the Olympic 5,000-meter race, besting what was then considered the strongest field ever assembled for that event.
He raced against his three brothers on the farmland and then ran the mile in high school... [5499 chars]