Terrence Paul Brahm (born November 21, 1962) is an American former

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. He was the bronze medalist in the

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at the

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in 1987 and represented the United States in the

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at the

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. He was the 1986 NCAA champion in that event for the

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Career

He grew up in

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and attended

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. He demonstrated his sporting ability in the

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while there. He attended

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and competed for their

college track team while there. He won both the

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and

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titles at the 1984

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indoor championships and was named the Athlete of the meet. He took the highest collegiate honour in 1986, winning the

title at the

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. This made him the institution's second athlete to win that race, building on the achievement of 1936's inaugural winner

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. Brahm began to break through in senior competitions in 1986, first with a 5000 m runner-up finish at the

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behind

Doug Padilla Douglas Padilla (born October 4, 1956 in Oakland, California) is a former middle and long distance runner from the United States, who won the overall Grand Prix 1985 and the World Cup 5000m race in 1985. He finished fifth in the 5000m final at the ...

,Terry Brahm
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-11-06. then a silver medal in the same event at the

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(again behind Padilla). Brahm took the

bronze medal at the

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, held in his home state in

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, finishing behind Irish duo

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and Paul Donovan. He finished third at the USA Outdoor Championships in 1987 and improved to the runner-up spot for a second time in 1988 at the USA Olympic Trials to claim a spot on the American team for the 1988 Summer Olympics. On Brahm's Olympic debut he reached the semi-finals of the 5000 m, but managed only fifteenth in that race. Before retiring, he won two national titles: the

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in 1990 and the 3000 m at the

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in 1991. He organizes an annual training camp ( Brahm's Running Camp.) in his native state of Indiana.

Personal records

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– 3:35.81 min (1988) *

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– 3:54.56 min (1984) *

– 7:43.15 min (1986) *

(indoor) – 7:46.09 min (1989) *

Two miles The 2 mile (10,560 feet or 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom. It has been larg ...

– 8:21.18 min (1988) *

– 13:28.00 min (1990) All information from TilastopajaTerry Brahm
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-11-06.

Collegiate titles

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Indoor Champion (1984) *

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Outdoor Champion (1986)

National titles

**5K: 1990United States Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-06. *

**3000 meters: 1991USA Indoor Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-11-06.

International competitions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brahm, Terry Living people 1962 births American male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Indiana Hoosiers men's track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes for the United States People from Spencer County, Indiana World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes from Indiana