Jason Lunn (born September 19, 1974) is an American retired

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who mostly competed in the

1500 meters The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. He was born in

Boulder, Colorado Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,250 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th most populous city in Color ...

. Lunn was the US outdoor champion at 1500m in 2003. He represented his country at one outdoor and three indoor World Championships. He earned All-American honors for

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in cross country in 1997, and multiple times in track and field. He is now an assistant professor at Penn State University.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

800 meters The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

– 1:47.78 (Switzerland 2002) *

– 3:36.38 (Iráklio 2004) *

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

– 3:54.43 (Eugene 2003) Indoor *1500 meters – 3:40.42 (Lisbon 2001) *One mile – 3:55.49 (Fayetteville 2003) *

3000 meters The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:47.20 (Boston 2004)

References

USATF profile
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