Juris Luzins
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1947 |
| Education | University of Florida[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | 800 m, mile |
| Club | U.S. Marines[2] Florida Track Club[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800 m – 1:45.2 (1971) Mile – 3:58.2 (1972)[3] |
Juris Luzins (Latvian: Juris Luziņš; born June 22, 1947)[4] is a retired American middle-distance runner of Latvian descent. He won the national 800 m title in 1971[2] and placed second in 1969.[3] He missed the 1972 Olympics due to an injury, and later raced professionally.[1]
Luzins competed for the William & Mary Tribe track and field team in the NCAA.[5]
Luzins married in 1973, divorced in 1975, and remarried later. In December 1976 he earned a master's degree in architecture from the University of Florida and later worked as an architect in Gainesville, Florida.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Juris Luzins Interview. urbanoasis.org
- 1 2 USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions Men's 800 m. usatf.org
- 1 2 Juris Luzins. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Juris Luzins. all-athletics.com
- ↑ "Ware Sprints 100 Yards in 9.3 Seconds, Equaling Meet Record at Quantico". nytimes.com.
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1947 births
- Living people
- American people of Latvian descent
- American men middle-distance runners
- University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning alumni
- Track and field athletes from Virginia
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- American architects
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- William & Mary Tribe men's track and field athletes
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