Jeffrey ("Jeff") Mason Fishback (born November 20, 1941, in San Mateo, California) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the

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. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the

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. Fishback represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

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. He was runner-up in the steeplechase at the 1962 NCAAs for

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coached by

Lloyd (Bud) Winter Lloyd C. Winter, better known as Bud (June 8, 1909 – December 6, 1985) was an American track and field coach who is regarded as one of the greatest sprint coaches in the world. Over a 29-year coaching career (1941–1970) at the then San Jose S ...

. Fishback was affiliated with the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village .

Personal Bests

*2 miles – 8:50 (1962) *Steeplechase – 8:40.4 (1964) *5,000 metres – 14:32.8 (1962)

References

* 1941 births Living people American male middle-distance runners American male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Track and field athletes from California Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area Track and field athletes from San Jose, California People from San Mateo, California American male steeplechase runners San Jose State University alumni Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century American people {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub