Don Bowden to be Inducted into USATF's Pacific Assoc. HOF
Courtesy: Cal Athletics
Release: Tuesday 09/16/2014
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FOSTER CITY, Calif. - Former Olympian and Cal Bear Don Bowden is among four who will be inducted into the USA Track & Field Association's Pacific Association Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in Foster City, Calif.
In 1956 Don was an Olympian in the 1500 meters, but what he is remembered most for was the run he accomplished in 1957. He was the first American to run a sub-4 minute mile (3:58.7) at the AAU Pacific Association Championships in Stockton, on June 1, 1957 which made him the first American to run under 4 minutes and set a USA record. While at Cal Don was world ranked #3 in the 800 meters, and on May 24, 1957 he ran the third leg (1:49.5) for the Golden Bears' 4X880yd. relay world record of 7:21.0 in Los Angeles. Don was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 2008 and currently resides in Saratoga, Calif.
The other three inductees are Ed Burke, Irene Obera and Ruth Anderson. Burke is a three-time Olympic hammer thrower and American record-breaker, Oberais a world record-breaking masters sprinter-hurdler and Anderson is a record-breaking ultrarunner.
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