John J. Kelley
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For other people named Johnny Kelley, see Johnny Kelley (disambiguation).
John Joseph "Johnny" Kelley (December 24, 1930 – August 21, 2011) was an American long-distance runner who won the 1957 Boston Marathon and the marathon at the 1959 Pan American Games.[3] He was also a member of the United States Olympic teams of 1956 and 1960, competing in the marathon. He was often dubbed "Kelley the Younger" to avoid confusion with Johnny Kelley (1907–2004; "Kelley the Elder"), winner of the 1935 and 1945 Boston Marathons; the two men were not related.[1][4]
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Full name | John Joseph Kelley | |||||||||||
Nickname | Kelley the Younger | |||||||||||
Born | (1930-12-24)December 24, 1930 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | August 21, 2011(2011-08-21) (aged 80) North Stonington, Connecticut, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 5000 m – marathon | |||||||||||
Club | Boston Athletic Association | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 15:34.8 (1953) 10000 m – 31:11.4 (1957) Mar – 2:20:05 (1957)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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