Dyrol Jay Burleson (born April 27, 1940) is a retired middle-distance runner from the

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. He attended the

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, where he ran track under the coach

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. Burleson lettered in track and field in 1960, 1961, and 1962.University of Oregon Women’s Track and Field / Cross Country Letterwinners
. University of Oregon Track & Field. 2006 He won the AAU 1500 m title in 1959, 1961 and 1963, and the NCAA title in the 1500 m in 1960, and in the mile in 1961–62. Burleson was Pan American champion in 1959, and in May 1962 he anchored the Oregon 4×mile relay team that set a new world record.
sports-reference In 2010 Burleson was inducted into the

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.Tom Surber (November 4, 2010
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usatf.org Burleson also is a member of the Cottage Grove High School Hall of Fame and holds the 1500m record in track and field at the high school.

Accomplishments

1960 Summer Olympic Games The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

1500 meters: 3:40.9 (6th place)DUCK RECORD HOLDERS
. goducks.com * 1964 Summer Olympic Games 1500 meters: 3:40.0 (5th place) * 1960 American Record holder 1500 meters : 3:41.3 * 1960 American Record holder 1500 meters : 3:40.9 * 1960 American Record holder 1 Mile : 3:58.6 * 1961 American Record holder 1 Mile : 3:57.6

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* * * 1940 births Living people American male middle-distance runners Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games People from Cottage Grove, Oregon Track and field athletes from Oregon {{Oregon-bio-stub