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Bill Burke

b. 1969

American distance runner

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About Bill Burke

Born 1969. Bill Burke is an American athletics competitor.

Bill Burke (born October 15, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas) is a retired male middle-distance runner from the United States, who competed in the 1980s and the early 1990s for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's 1,500 metres event (3:35.74) in August 1993 at a meet in Cologne.

Burke competed for the Princeton Tigers track and field team in the NCAA. He was the first Princeton runner to ever run a sub-four-minute mile.

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Who is Bill Burke?

American distance runner

When was Bill Burke born?

Bill Burke was born on 15 October 1969.

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Bill Burke is an athletics competitor.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Burke

· Wikidata: Q4908335

· DBpedia: Bill Burke (athlete)

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