Sydney Maree
10,000 m: 28:21.46[1] |
Sydney Maree
in various competitions.Running career
Maree attended Villanova University, where he was eight-time NCAA All American, including once in cross country, thrice indoors, and four times outdoors;[3] two-time NCAA champion in the 1500 meters (1980, 1981), distance medley relay (1980, 1981) and once in the 5000 meters (1979).[4] He also won the inaugural Fifth Avenue Mile in 1981 with 3:47.52, which remains the course record.
Maree's greatest success came in August 1983 when he broke
Maree's personal bests include the aforementioned 3:29.77 for the 1500 meters (1985, the American Record for 20 years), 3:48.83 for the mile (1981), 4:54.20 in the 2000 meters (1985, then a US record), 7:33.37 for 3000 meters (1984, also then an American record), and the previously mentioned American record of 13:01.15 in the 5000 meters. He was USA's runner in the 5000 meters at the 1987
Personal life
Maree is married with five children. In 1995 he moved back to South Africa, later forming the asset management group Franklin Zamani, in Johannesburg, of which he became the CEO.[5]
References
- ^ IAAF.
- ^ "The Order of Ikhamanga in Silver - Sydney Maree" (PDF). The Presidency, Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nova/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/menstrack-allamerican.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nova/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/menstrack-champs.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Sydney Maree at Who's Who SA".
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