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style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Thomas Conneff</div></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #CCCC99;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">21 December 21, 1867<br /><span class="birthplace">Kilmurray, Clane Co. Kildare, Ireland</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">ca. 1910<br /><span class="deathplace">United States</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #CCCC99;">Sport</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data">Athletics</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Event</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1 mile</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Thomas Conneff</b> (21 December 1867 - ca. 1910) was an amateur Irish runner who held the <a href="/wiki/World_record_progression_for_the_mile_run" class="mw-redirect" title="World record progression for the mile run">amateur record for the fastest mile</a> (4:<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">15<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>) from 1895 to 1911.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Conneff&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thomas "Tommy" Conneff was born in Kilmurray, Clane Co. Kildare to James and Marcella (nee Rourke) Conneff. He emigrated to the United States in 1888 and generally specialized in longer distances, winning the national 10-mile championship four years in a row starting in 1888. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/tfn/archive/results.jsp?sex=M&disciplineId=10&id=1">[1]</a> </p><p>He also ran the mile and won national titles in 1888 and 1891,<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110520151529/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/tfn/archive/results.jsp?sex=M&disciplineId=6&id=1">[2]</a> but did not truly start to dominate the event until 1893, when under the coaching of Mike Murphy, he improved his mile form to emerge as a top amateur miler. He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Athletic_Club" title="Manhattan Athletic Club">Manhattan Athletic Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to his U.S.A. national titles he won the 1 mile event at the presitgious <a href="/wiki/1888_AAA_Championships" title="1888 AAA Championships">1888 AAA Championships</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 26, 1893, at Holmes Field in Cambridge Mass., Conneff, representing Holy Cross Lycuem, started from scratch and easily overtook other runners who had long starts. His first lap split time was 59 seconds, his second lap 2:00. After three laps, he was at 3:07. He started to fall off his pace as he finished the race, but he nevertheless set a new amateur record of 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">17<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">4</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>. (<a href="/wiki/Walter_George_(athlete)" title="Walter George (athlete)">Walter George</a> had run 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">12<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> in 1886 as a professional.) </p><p>That record lasted to 1895 as <a href="/wiki/Fred_Bacon" title="Fred Bacon">Frederick Bacon</a> ran 4:17 at the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Amateur Athletic Association">AAA</a> Championships at <a href="/wiki/Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)" title="Stamford Bridge (stadium)">Stamford Bridge</a>, London on 6 July. </p><p>Conneff wanted to regain his record, so after a 4:21 tune-up on 10 August at <a href="/wiki/Weehawken" class="mw-redirect" title="Weehawken">Weehawken</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, he ran a 3/4 mile race at <a href="/wiki/Travers_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Travers Island">Travers Island</a>, New York on 21 August in 3:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">02<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">4</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>, a time which would not be bettered for 36 years. </p><p>Returning to Travers Island a week later, Conneff was paced by 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">21<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> miler <a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a>, who led him to the quarter in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">62<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> and the half in 2:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">06<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>. At the 3/4 mark, Conneff was at 3:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">10<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">4</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>. Two-time AAU champion Eddie Carter paced Conneff for the last 300 yards as Conneff started to slow. He crossed the finish line and stopped the clock at 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">15<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> to regain his amateur mile record. </p><p>He followed that record run on 21 September with a race against some of the top British runners. He ran a first-lap 65, then was at 2:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">10<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> at the half, again paced by Orton. William Lutyens, who had run a 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">19<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">4</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> the year before and had paced Bacon to his record, was forced to drop out of the race, leaving Conneff to trot home in 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">18<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span>. </p><p>Reporter William B. Curtis described Conneff after the race: "He never was in such fine mettle as during the past four weeks. He could at any time have beaten his own world's best amateur record of 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">15<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">5</span></span> and might have equalled or surpassed the world's best professional record, 4:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">12<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">3</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>... He is one of those athletes who speedily makes their handlers go gray-haired, is restive under the restrictions of training, and prone to stray outside the bounds laid down for athletic aspirants. 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Gibbs (page does not exist)">G.M. Gibbs</a> (CAN) * <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas Conneff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889–90<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_George_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert George (athlete) (page does not exist)">Albert George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891<sup>M</sup>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas Conneff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a> (CAN) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Hjertberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernest Hjertberg (page does not exist)">Ernest Hjertberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893-5<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a> (CAN) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=A.J._Walsh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A.J. Walsh (page does not exist)">A.J. Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a> (CAN) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mortimer_Remington&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mortimer Remington (page does not exist)">Mortimer Remington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897–98<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/John_Cregan_(athlete)" title="John Cregan (athlete)">John Cregan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Grant_(athlete)" title="Alexander Grant (athlete)">Alex Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a> (CAN) *<a href="/wiki/Alexander_Grant_(athlete)" title="Alexander Grant (athlete)">Alex Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901–03<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Grant_(athlete)" title="Alexander Grant (athlete)">Alex Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/David_Curtiss_Munson" title="David Curtiss Munson">David Munson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lightbody" title="Jim Lightbody">Jim Lightbody</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Rodgers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Rodgers (page does not exist)">Albert Rodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/James_Sullivan_(athlete)" title="James Sullivan (athlete)">James Sullivan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Trube" title="Herbert Trube">Herbert Trube</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Ballard_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Ballard (athlete) (page does not exist)">Joe Ballard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Monument&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Monument (page does not exist)">Joe Monument</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911–12<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Abel_Kiviat" title="Abel Kiviat">Abel Kiviat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Norman_Taber" title="Norman Taber">Norman Taber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Abel_Kiviat" title="Abel Kiviat">Abel Kiviat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Joie_Ray_(athlete)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joie Ray (athlete)">Joie Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Meyers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ivan Meyers (page does not exist)">Ivan Meyers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917–23<sup>M</sup> <sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Joie_Ray_(athlete)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joie Ray (athlete)">Joie Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924–25<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Buker" title="Ray Buker">Ray Buker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Hahn" title="Lloyd Hahn">Lloyd Hahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927M-28<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Conger" title="Ray Conger">Ray Conger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Lermond" title="Leo Lermond">Leo Lermond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Conger" title="Ray Conger">Ray Conger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Lermond" title="Leo Lermond">Leo Lermond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Norwood_Hallowell" title="Norwood Hallowell">Norwood Hallowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Cunningham_(athlete)" title="Glenn Cunningham (athlete)">Glenn Cunningham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bonthron" title="Bill Bonthron">Bill Bonthron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935–38: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Cunningham_(athlete)" title="Glenn Cunningham (athlete)">Glenn Cunningham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Blaine_Rideout&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Blaine Rideout (page does not exist)">Blaine Rideout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Walter_Mehl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walter Mehl (page does not exist)">Walter Mehl</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Leslie_MacMitchell" title="Leslie MacMitchell">Leslie MacMitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942–43: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Dodds" title="Gil Dodds">Gil Dodds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/William_Hulse" title="William Hulse">William Hulse</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Roland_Sink" title="Roland Sink">Roland Sink</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Lennart_Strand" title="Lennart Strand">Lennart Strand</a> (SWE) * <a href="/wiki/Leslie_MacMitchell" title="Leslie MacMitchell">Leslie MacMitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerry_Karver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerry Karver (page does not exist)">Gerry Karver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Dodds" title="Gil Dodds">Gil Dodds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949–50: <a href="/wiki/John_Twomey_(athlete)" title="John Twomey (athlete)">John Twomey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Len_Truex&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Len Truex (page does not exist)">Len Truex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952–53<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Wes_Santee" title="Wes Santee">Wes Santee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_Dwyer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Dwyer (page does not exist)">Fred Dwyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Wes_Santee" title="Wes Santee">Wes Santee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Walters" title="Jerome Walters">Jerome Walters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Lincoln" title="Merv Lincoln">Merv Lincoln</a> (AUS) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Seaman_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Seaman (athlete) (page does not exist)">Bob Seaman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Elliott" title="Herb Elliott">Herb Elliott</a> (AUS) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Moran_(middle-distance_runner)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ed Moran (middle-distance runner) (page does not exist)">Ed Moran</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Dyrol_Burleson" title="Dyrol Burleson">Dyrol Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grelle" title="Jim Grelle">Jim Grelle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Dyrol_Burleson" title="Dyrol Burleson">Dyrol Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beatty" title="Jim Beatty">Jim Beatty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Dyrol_Burleson" title="Dyrol Burleson">Dyrol Burleson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tom_O%27Hara" title="Tom O'Hara">Tom O'Hara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965–67<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ryun" title="Jim Ryun">Jim Ryun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Mason_(runner,_born_1945)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Mason (runner, born 1945) (page does not exist)">John Mason</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Liquori" title="Marty Liquori">Marty Liquori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Howell_Michael&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Howell Michael (page does not exist)">Howell Michael</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Marty_Liquori" title="Marty Liquori">Marty Liquori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerome_Howe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jerome Howe (page does not exist)">Jerome Howe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973<sup>M</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Hilton" title="Leonard Hilton">Leonard Hilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Dixon" title="Rod Dixon">Rod Dixon</a> (NZL) * <a href="/wiki/Tom_Byers_(athlete)" title="Tom Byers (athlete)">Tom Byers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Hilton" title="Leonard Hilton">Leonard Hilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Eamonn_Coghlan" title="Eamonn Coghlan">Eamonn Coghlan</a> (IRL) *<a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Manke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Manke (page does not exist)">Michael Manke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977–79: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Scott_(runner)" title="Steve Scott (runner)">Steve Scott</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center; background: #F0DC82">1980–92<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Athletics Congress</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lacy_(athlete)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Lacy (athlete)">Steve Lacy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Maree" title="Sydney Maree">Sydney Maree</a> (SAF) * <a href="/wiki/Steve_Scott_(runner)" title="Steve Scott (runner)">Steve Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982–83: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Scott_(runner)" title="Steve Scott (runner)">Steve Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984–85: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spivey" title="Jim Spivey">Jim Spivey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Scott_(runner)" title="Steve Scott (runner)">Steve Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spivey" title="Jim Spivey">Jim Spivey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Deady" title="Mark Deady">Mark Deady</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Terrance_Herrington" title="Terrance Herrington">Terrance Herrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Falcon_(athlete)" title="Joe Falcon (athlete)">Joe Falcon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Terrance_Herrington" title="Terrance Herrington">Terrance Herrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spivey" title="Jim Spivey">Jim Spivey</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center; background: #F0DC82">1993-onwards<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">USA Track & Field</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Burke_(athlete)" title="Bill Burke (athlete)">Bill Burke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Terrance_Herrington" title="Terrance Herrington">Terrance Herrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995–96<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_McMullen" title="Paul McMullen">Paul McMullen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Seneca_Lassiter" title="Seneca Lassiter">Seneca Lassiter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Harris" title="Jamey Harris">Jamey Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Holman_(athlete)" title="Steve Holman (athlete)">Steve Holman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Jennings" title="Gabe Jennings">Gabe Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andy_Downin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andy Downin (page does not exist)">Andy Downin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Seneca_Lassiter" title="Seneca Lassiter">Seneca Lassiter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Lunn" title="Jason Lunn">Jason Lunn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004–05: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Webb_(runner)" title="Alan Webb (runner)">Alan Webb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Lagat" title="Bernard Lagat">Bernard Lagat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Webb_(runner)" title="Alan Webb (runner)">Alan Webb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Lagat" title="Bernard Lagat">Bernard Lagat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009–10: <a href="/wiki/Lopez_Lomong" title="Lopez Lomong">Lopez Lomong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Centrowitz_Jr." title="Matthew Centrowitz Jr.">Matthew Centrowitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Leonel_Manzano" title="Leonel Manzano">Leonel Manzano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Centrowitz_Jr." title="Matthew Centrowitz Jr.">Matthew Centrowitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Leonel_Manzano" title="Leonel Manzano">Leonel Manzano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015–16: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Centrowitz_Jr." title="Matthew Centrowitz Jr.">Matthew Centrowitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Robby_Andrews" title="Robby Andrews">Robby Andrews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Centrowitz_Jr." title="Matthew Centrowitz Jr.">Matthew Centrowitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Engels" title="Craig Engels">Craig Engels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021<sup>2020 OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Cole_Hocker" title="Cole Hocker">Cole Hocker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Teare" title="Cooper Teare">Cooper Teare</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Yared_Nuguse" title="Yared Nuguse">Yared Nuguse</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center; background: #F0DC82">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">M: Denotes that the race was run over a mile rather than 1500 m</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996 & 2000 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.</span></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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style="font-size:85%;">NAAAA</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1880: <a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Gifford_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James Gifford (athlete) (page does not exist)">James Gifford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1881: <a href="/w/index.php?title=W._C._Davies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. C. Davies (page does not exist)">W. C. Davies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1882–83: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tom_Delaney_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Delaney (athlete) (page does not exist)">Tom Delaney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Geo._Stonebridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Geo. Stonebridge (page does not exist)">Geo. Stonebridge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Skillman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Skillman (page does not exist)">Peter Skillman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886–87: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Carter_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Carter (athlete) (page does not exist)">Edward Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888<sup>Note 1</sup>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas Conneff</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;background: #F0DC82">1888–1979<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Amateur Athletic Union</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1888–91<sup>Note 1</sup>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thomas Conneff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892–93: <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Day_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Day (athlete) (page does not exist)">William Day</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Bean_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Bean (athlete) (page does not exist)">Charles Bean</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Grant_(athlete)" title="Alexander Grant (athlete)">Alex Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_L._Newton" title="Arthur L. Newton">Arthur Newton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Kanahy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Kanahy (page does not exist)">Frank Kanahy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Grant_(athlete)" title="Alexander Grant (athlete)">Alex Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <i>Not held</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Joyce_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Joyce (athlete) (page does not exist)">John Joyce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Verner" title="Frank Verner">Frank Verner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wm._Nelson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wm. Nelson (page does not exist)">Wm. Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/John_Daly_(runner)" title="John Daly (runner)">John Daly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_Bellars&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Bellars (page does not exist)">Fred Bellars</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_McLean_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry McLean (athlete) (page does not exist)">Harry McLean</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/William_Kramer_(runner)" title="William Kramer (runner)">William Kramer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/George_Bonhag" title="George Bonhag">George Bonhag</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Hannes_Kolehmainen" title="Hannes Kolehmainen">Hannes Kolehmainen</a> (FIN) * <a href="/wiki/Harry_Smith_(runner)" title="Harry Smith (runner)">Harry Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Hannes_Kolehmainen" title="Hannes Kolehmainen">Hannes Kolehmainen</a> (FIN) * <a href="/wiki/Joie_Ray_(runner)" title="Joie Ray (runner)">Joie Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Ville_Kyr%C3%B6nen" title="Ville Kyrönen">Ville Kyrönen</a> (FIN) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=H._E._Weeks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. E. Weeks (page does not exist)">H. E. Weeks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Hannes_Kolehmainen" title="Hannes Kolehmainen">Hannes Kolehmainen</a> (FIN) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oliver_Millard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oliver Millard (page does not exist)">Oliver Millard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Joie_Ray_(runner)" title="Joie Ray (runner)">Joie Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917–19: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Pores&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Pores (page does not exist)">Charles Pores</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920<sup>OT</sup>: <i>Not held</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921–23: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Johnson_(runner)" title="Earl Johnson (runner)">Earle Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ilmar_Prim&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ilmar Prim (page does not exist)">Ilmar Prim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/George_Lermond" title="George Lermond">George Lermond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Phillip_Osif&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phillip Osif (page does not exist)">Phillip Osif</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Ville_Ritola" title="Ville Ritola">Willie Ritola</a> (FIN) * <a href="/wiki/Russell_Payne_(athlete)" title="Russell Payne (athlete)">Russell Payne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Joie_Ray_(runner)" title="Joie Ray (runner)">Joie Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929-31: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gregory" title="Lou Gregory">Lou Gregory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ottey" title="Tom Ottey">Tom Ottey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gregory" title="Lou Gregory">Lou Gregory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Eino_Pentti" title="Eino Pentti">Eino Pentti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ottey" title="Tom Ottey">Tom Ottey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Don_Lash" title="Don Lash">Don Lash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937–38: <a href="/wiki/Eino_Pentti" title="Eino Pentti">Eino Pentti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gregory" title="Lou Gregory">Lou Gregory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Don_Lash" title="Don Lash">Don Lash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gregory" title="Lou Gregory">Lou Gregory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCluskey" title="Joe McCluskey">Joe McCluskey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gregory" title="Lou Gregory">Lou Gregory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Bright" title="Norm Bright">Norm Bright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Vogel" title="Ted Vogel">Ted Vogel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946–48: <a href="/wiki/Edward_O%27Toole" title="Edward O'Toole">Edward O'Toole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Wilt" title="Fred Wilt">Fred Wilt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Horace_Ashenfelter" title="Horace Ashenfelter">Horace Ashenfelter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951–54: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Stone" title="Curt Stone">Curt Stone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hart_(athlete)" title="Dick Hart (athlete)">Dick Hart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Max_Truex" title="Max Truex">Max Truex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Kyle" title="Doug Kyle">Doug Kyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Macy_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Macy (athlete) (page does not exist)">John Macy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Al_Lawrence_(distance_runner)" title="Al Lawrence (distance runner)">Al Lawrence</a> (AUS) * <a href="/wiki/Max_Truex" title="Max Truex">Max Truex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Gutknecht&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Gutknecht (page does not exist)">John Gutknecht</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Kidd" title="Bruce Kidd">Bruce Kidd</a> (CAN) * <a href="/wiki/Pete_McArdle" title="Pete McArdle">Peter McArdle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963–64: <a href="/wiki/Pete_McArdle" title="Pete McArdle">Peter McArdle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Mills" title="Billy Mills">Billy Mills</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Smith_(runner)" title="Tracy Smith (runner)">Tracy Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Van_Nelson" title="Van Nelson">Van Nelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Smith_(runner)" title="Tracy Smith (runner)">Tracy Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969–70: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bacheler" title="Jack Bacheler">Jack Bacheler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shorter" title="Frank Shorter">Frank Shorter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Fredericks" title="Greg Fredericks">Greg Fredericks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Minty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gordon Minty (page does not exist)">Gordon Minty</a> (GBR) * <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ted_Castaneda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ted Castaneda (page does not exist)">Ted Castaneda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974–75: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shorter" title="Frank Shorter">Frank Shorter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ed_Leddy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ed Leddy (page does not exist)">Ed Leddy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Shorter" title="Frank Shorter">Frank Shorter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978–79: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Virgin" title="Craig Virgin">Craig Virgin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Rodolfo_G%C3%B3mez" title="Rodolfo Gómez">Rodolfo Gómez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Garry_Bjorklund" title="Garry Bjorklund">Garry Bjorklund</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;background: #F0DC82">1980–1992<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Athletics Congress</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Salazar" title="Alberto Salazar">Alberto Salazar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Virgin" title="Craig Virgin">Craig Virgin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Salazar" title="Alberto Salazar">Alberto Salazar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jon_Sinclair_(athlete)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jon Sinclair (athlete) (page does not exist)">Jon Sinclair</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bickford_(athlete)" title="Bruce Bickford (athlete)">Bruce Bickford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986–87: <a href="/wiki/Gerard_Donakowski" title="Gerard Donakowski">Gerard Donakowski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Taylor_(runner)" title="Steve Taylor (runner)">Steve Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Porter" title="Pat Porter">Pat Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Plasencia" title="Steve Plasencia">Steve Plasencia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shannon_Butler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shannon Butler (page does not exist)">Shannon Butler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Williams_(runner)" title="Todd Williams (runner)">Todd Williams</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;background: #F0DC82">1993–onwards<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">USA Track & Field</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Williams_(runner)" title="Todd Williams (runner)">Todd Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ansberry" title="Tom Ansberry">Tom Ansberry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995–96: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Williams_(runner)" title="Todd Williams (runner)">Todd Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Mykytok&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Mykytok (page does not exist)">Michael Mykytok</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Browne" title="Dan Browne">Dan Browne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Culpepper" title="Alan Culpepper">Alan Culpepper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000<sup>OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Meb_Keflezighi" title="Meb Keflezighi">Meb Keflezighi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Abdihakem_Abdirahman" title="Abdihakem Abdirahman">Abdi Abdirahman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Meb_Keflezighi" title="Meb Keflezighi">Meb Keflezighi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Culpepper" title="Alan Culpepper">Alan Culpepper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Meb_Keflezighi" title="Meb Keflezighi">Meb Keflezighi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Abdihakem_Abdirahman" title="Abdihakem Abdirahman">Abdi Abdirahman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Torres_(runner)" title="Jorge Torres (runner)">Jorge Torres</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007–08: <a href="/wiki/Abdihakem_Abdirahman" title="Abdihakem Abdirahman">Abdi Abdirahman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009–16: <a href="/wiki/Galen_Rupp" title="Galen Rupp">Galen Rupp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Mead" title="Hassan Mead">Hassan Mead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018–19: <a href="/wiki/Lopez_Lomong" title="Lopez Lomong">Lopez Lomong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021<sup>2020 OT</sup>: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Kincaid" title="Woody Kincaid">Woody Kincaid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Galen_Rupp" title="Galen Rupp">Galen Rupp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Woody_Kincaid" title="Woody Kincaid">Woody Kincaid</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: center;background: #F0DC82">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><i>Note 1</i>: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships</span></span></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><i>OT</i>: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the 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