Jeff Fishback
{{Short description|American runner}}
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|birth_date=November 20, 1941
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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1963 São Paulo | 3000 m Steeplechase}}
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Jeffrey Mason Fishback (born November 20, 1941, in San Mateo, California) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil.
Fishback represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was runner-up in the steeplechase at the 1962 NCAAs for San Jose State College coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter. Fishback was affiliated with the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village .
Personal Bests
- 2 miles – 8:50 (1962)
- Steeplechase – 8:40.4 (1964)
- 5,000 metres – 14:32.8 (1962)
References
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Category:American male middle-distance runners
Category:American male long-distance runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Track and field athletes from San Jose, California
Category:Sportspeople from San Mateo, California
Category:American male steeplechase runners
Category:San Jose State Spartans men's track and field athletes
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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