Rick Wohlhuter

Rick Wohlhuter

Personal information
Born	December 23, 1948 St. Charles, Illinois
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Bronze 1976 Montreal 800 meters

Rick Wohlhuter (born December 23, 1948, St. Charles, Illinois) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 800 meters.

He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. Soon after, he qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics, held in Munich, Germany. In 1976, he qualified for the 800 and 1500 meter events in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada. He finished 6th in the 1500 meters. In the 800 meters, he won the bronze medal in a race in which Alberto Juantorena broke the world record.

In domestic competition, Wohlhuter was the U.S. national champion for the 800 meters in 1973 and 1974 and was ranked #1 in the world both years by Track & Field News. Also in 1974, Wohlhuter won the first of three indoor 1000 yard U.S. national titles, set a world record for the 880-yard run in 1:44.10 (=1:43.4 800 meters), and a world record in the 1000 meter event of 2:13.9, still a U.S. record—the longest standing current American outdoor record. He was named as the winner of the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete for his achievements in 1974 and for his #1 world ranking by Track & Field News.

Personal Bests:

800 meters 1:43.9

880 yards 1:44.1

1,000 meters 2:13.9

1,500 meters 3:36.4

Mile 3:53.3

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Awards
Preceded by Ben Jipcho	Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1974	Succeeded by John Walker