John Trautmann
American long-distance runner
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John Lawrence Trautmann OLY (born June 29, 1968) is an American long-distance runner.[1] He was the 1990 5000m NCAA Champion for Georgetown University and was on the 1987 Distance Medley Relay team at the Penn Relays that set a world record of 9:20.96.[2][3] Trautmann won the 1992 US Olympic Trials 5000m. He competed at the 1992 Olympics, but did not finish due to injury.[2] In 2015, he ran 4:12.33 to break the Masters M45 World Record in the mile under the guidance of his former college coach Frank Gagliano.[4]
Trautmann, second from left, at the 1987 Penn Relays | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Lawrence Trautmann |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | June 29, 1968 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | 5000 metres |
Trautmann is an assistant coach at NYU.[5] He also coaches the Empire Elite Track Club with Tom Nohilly.[2] Current athletes include Eric Holt and Helen Schlachtenhaufen.[6]
