Doug Kurtis
{{short description|American long-distance runner}}
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Doug Kurtis (born March 12, 1952) is a retired American long-distance runner who holds the world record for number of marathon victories (40) and the number of marathons run under the time of 2:20:00 (76).{{cite news
|first=Kayla
|last=Daugherty
|title=Free Press Marathon Man: 6-Time Winner Doug Kurtis Keeps on Running
|date=6 October 2017
|work=Detroit Free Press
|publisher=Gannett
|location=Detroit, Michigan
|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/marathon/2017/10/06/doug-kurtis-detroit-free-press-marathon/734951001/
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501013713/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/marathon/2017/10/06/doug-kurtis-detroit-free-press-marathon/734951001/
|archive-date=1 May 2021
|language=English
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Career
More than 15 of his marathon wins were large US marathons. His largest prize purse came from winning the 1993 Las Vegas Marathon, where he won $15,000. He was the winner of the 1989 Barcelona Marathon and a top-3 finisher at many international marathons, including the Montreal Marathon, Stockholm Marathon, Hong Kong Marathon, Toronto Marathon, and dozens of others. In 1984, he broke Greg Meyer's winning streak at the Amway River Bank Run.
Among his career accomplishments are his domination of the Detroit Free Press Marathon (1987–1992), his three wins at the international Bangkok Marathon (1989-1991), his two wins at Grandma's Marathon (1989, 1993), his 1994 win at the Austin Marathon, his 1988 win at the Penang Bridge International Marathon in Malaysia, his five wins at the Seattle Marathon (1985–1990), and his 1990 win of the storied Yonkers Marathon. Kurtis was also a top finisher at many world major marathons, including the 1992 Boston Marathon and the 1984 and 1989 Chicago Marathons.{{cite web
|title=Doug Kurtis
|publisher=World Athletics
|date=2021
|location=Monaco
|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/doug-kurtis-14243449
|accessdate=20 October 2021
|language=en
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003190735/https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/doug-kurtis-14243449
|archivedate=3 October 2021
|title=Doug Kurtis
|publisher=Association of Road Racing Statisticians
|date=20 October 2021
|location=Mattole Valley, California
|editor1=Ken Young
|editor2=Andy Milroy
|url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/557
|url-status=live
|accessdate=20 October 2021
|language=en
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419201417/https://more.arrs.run/runner/557
|archivedate=19 April 2021
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As of 2013, Kurtis had run more than 200 sub-3 marathons.{{cite web |work=Runner's World |title=Doug Kurtis Gets His 200th Career Sub-3:00 Marathon |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20808415/doug-kurtis-gets-his-200th-career-sub-3-00-marathon/}}
Kurtis was also the former race director of the Detroit Free Press Marathon and The Detroit Turkey Trot Races. He is currently the race director for the Corktown St. Patrick Day Race in Detroit.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|id=14243449}}
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Category:Track and field athletes from Michigan
Category:American male marathon runners
Category:American male long-distance runners