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362:, an organization that attempted to introduce professionalism to the sport by paying its athletes to compete in a series of track and field meets in a format similar to professional golf and tennis. This flew in the face of the AAU and the International Olympic Committee, which greeted the ITA with outright hostility, clinging to the timeworn Olympic credo that track and field athletes should be unpaid amateurs. The AAU immediately banned all ITA athletes and officials from participating in AAU-sanctioned meets. Likewise, ITA athletes received lifetime bans from Olympic participation. The AAU also pressured television networks from broadcasting ITA events. In addition to Smith, a number of world-class track and field stars had joined the ITA, including 334:, CA, in the Sierra Nevada, south of Lake Tahoe. At an altitude of 7,377 feet—nearly a mile-and-a-half high and 28-feet higher than the upcoming Mexico City Olympic venue—the 1968 Trials were the highest-altitude, world-class track meet ever staged in the U.S. The thin oxygen at such an altitude presented significant problems for the Olympic hopefuls, especially distance runners in the 10,000-meter race. Smith ran most of the race in the lead, trying to press the pace. He faded badly, however, with just over a lap remaining before gathering himself for a sprint over the final 200 meters to win, notably, over 1964 Tokyo Olympics 10,000-meter gold medalist 1888: 2059: 1931: 220:) is a former American distance runner. He was a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team, competing in the 10,000 meters. He was ranked multiple times by Track & Field News as the No. 1 U.S. 5,000- and 10,000-meter runner in the mid- to late 1960s, and was a six-time AAU National Champion from 1966 to 1973, winning outdoors in the 3-mile, 6-mile and 10,000 meters, and three times in the indoor 3-mile. He was a three-time world record holder in the indoor 3-mile. 1995: 1963: 2189: 1747: 2232: 2360: 2328: 2296: 2264: 2452: 2420: 2102: 1441: 2633: 2027: 1856: 1506: 259:. Over the final half mile, Smith would repeatedly surge into the lead only to be countered by Lindgren each time. In a sprint to the finish, Smith made a desperate dive, while Lindgren leaned at the tape for a narrow win in 4:12.9. That race marked the beginning of a decade-long duel between two men who would become the best distance runners of their era. 306:
Feb. 24, 1973, Smith, having come back from what many thought was a career-ending Achilles injury, and what he has often described as the highlight of his running career, thrilled a crowd of over 15,000 to once again break the world indoor 3-mile record at the AAU Indoor Championships at New York's Madison Square Garden in a time of 13:07.2.
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Smith was a three-time world record holder in the indoor 3-mile, first breaking the mark at the AAU Indoor Championships March 4, 1967, Oakland, CA, with a time of 13:16.2. He bettered his own indoor 3-mile world record, turning in a time of 13:15, March 1, 1968, at the Maple Leaf Games, Toronto. On
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Smith was the AAU Indoor Track and Field Champion in the 3-mile in 1966, 1967 and 1973. He was the AAU Outdoor Track and Field Champion in the 6-mile in 1966, the 10,000-meters in 1968, and the 3-mile in 1969. He was the Track & Field News No. 1-ranked U.S. 5,000-meter runner in 1969, and its
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for most of the race until Prefontaine pulled away in dramatic fashion, setting an American record that would stand for 40 years with a time of 13:22.8. Smith finished fifth with a time of 13:44.8, failing by four seconds to qualify for his second Olympics.
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Smith burst onto the international running scene March 20, 1966, becoming the first American to ever medal in the
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Smith, in a bid to make his second U.S. Olympic team, competed in the 5,000 meters on July 9, 1972, at the
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Bronze, Representing the United States, 1966 International Cross Country Championships, Rabat, Morocco
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in a time of 30:00.4. Smith would go on to finish 11th in the 1968 Olympics with a time of 30:14.6.
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In 1994, he moved his family to Bend, OR, where he served as head coach of the
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From 1974 until its demise in 1976, Smith was a founding member of the upstart
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Representing the United States, 1968 Mexico City, 10,000 meters, 11th Place
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Smith has since retired, but has continued his lifelong love of running.
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Smith retired from international racing in the mid-'70s and settled in
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Track in the Forest: The Creation of a Legendary 1968 US Olympic Team
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Track in the Forest: The Creation of a Legendary 1968 US Olympic Team
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NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, 3-mile, 6th (1965)
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at Edwards Stadium, Berkeley, June 1, 1963, in 4:14.4  for
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No.1-ranked U.S. 10,000-meter runner in 1966 and 1968.
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Smith graduated from Arcadia High in 1963 and attended
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Smith was a champion miler in high school, winning the
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On June 30, 1968, Smith ran the 10,000 meters at the
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Index

Tracy Smith (long-distance runner)
Olympic finals
Altadena, California
California State Meet
Arcadia High
Jim Ryun
University of Oregon
Bill Bowerman
Hayward Field
Gerry Lindgren
Oregon State University
1965 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Washington State University
1966 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Long Beach State University
International Cross Country Championships
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Derek Graham
U.S. Olympic Trials
Mexico City Games
Tartan track
Echo Summit
Billy Mills
U.S. Olympic Trials
Steve Prefontaine
International Track Association
Bob Seagren
Lee Evans
Jim Ryun
Brian Oldfield

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