About: Ted Corbitt

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Ted Corbitt (January 31, 1919 – December 12, 2007) was an American long-distance runner. The first African-American to run the marathon at the Summer Olympics (the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland) and the founding president of New York Road Runners, Corbitt is often called "the father of American long distance running." He was also an ultramarathon pioneer, helping to revive interest in the sport in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte called Corbitt a "spiritual elder of the modern running clan". In a Runner's World feature honoring lifetime achievement, writer Gail Kislevitz called Corbitt a "symbol of durability and longevity". Corbitt was among the first five runners to be inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame, and the

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  • Ted Corbitt, né le 31 janvier 1919 et mort le 12 décembre 2007, est un coureur de longue distance américain, pionnier de l'ultramarathon et organisateur officiel de courses. Il a détenu plusieurs records américains du marathon au 100 miles et détient le record du monde des 6 jours dans sa catégorie d'âge. (fr)
  • Ted Corbitt (January 31, 1919 – December 12, 2007) was an American long-distance runner. The first African-American to run the marathon at the Summer Olympics (the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland) and the founding president of New York Road Runners, Corbitt is often called "the father of American long distance running." He was also an ultramarathon pioneer, helping to revive interest in the sport in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte called Corbitt a "spiritual elder of the modern running clan". In a Runner's World feature honoring lifetime achievement, writer Gail Kislevitz called Corbitt a "symbol of durability and longevity". Corbitt was among the first five runners to be inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame, and the first to be inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. (en)
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  • NYU (en)
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  • Ted Corbitt running in the marathon at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland (en)
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  • Corbitt, bib number 999, running in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland (en)
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  • Dunbarton, South Carolina (en)
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  • Ted Corbitt (en)
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  • Physical Therapist (en)
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  • Marathon, 44th place (en)
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  • Long distance running (en)
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  • Ted Corbitt, né le 31 janvier 1919 et mort le 12 décembre 2007, est un coureur de longue distance américain, pionnier de l'ultramarathon et organisateur officiel de courses. Il a détenu plusieurs records américains du marathon au 100 miles et détient le record du monde des 6 jours dans sa catégorie d'âge. (fr)
  • Ted Corbitt (January 31, 1919 – December 12, 2007) was an American long-distance runner. The first African-American to run the marathon at the Summer Olympics (the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland) and the founding president of New York Road Runners, Corbitt is often called "the father of American long distance running." He was also an ultramarathon pioneer, helping to revive interest in the sport in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte called Corbitt a "spiritual elder of the modern running clan". In a Runner's World feature honoring lifetime achievement, writer Gail Kislevitz called Corbitt a "symbol of durability and longevity". Corbitt was among the first five runners to be inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame, and the (en)
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  • Ted Corbitt (fr)
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