Thom Hunt
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| sport = Cross country, track
| event = 1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
| nationality = American
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|3|17}}
|birth_place = Coronado, California
|collegeteam = Arizona
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|pb = 1500m: 3:42.07{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/thom-hunt-014348180|work=IAAF|title=Thom HUNT - Athlete Profile}}
Indoor mile: 3:57.88
3000m: 7:48.58
5000m: 13:26.34
10,000m: 27:59.1
Marathon: 2:12:14
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|IAAF World Cross Country Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1976 Chepstow|Junior men's 7.8K}}
{{MedalGold|1977 Düsseldorf|Junior men's 7.5K}}
{{Medal|Silver |1981 Madrid| Team Long Race}}
{{Medal|Silver |1983 Gateshead| Team Long Race}}
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Thom Hunt (born March 17, 1958) is a retired distance runner who specialized in various events from the 1500 meters to the marathon. He represented the United States in international competition and was particularly prolific in cross country running. He was the junior runner-up at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1976 and won in 1977. He currently coaches Women's Cross Country at Cuyamaca College.
Running career
=High school=
Hunt attended Patrick Henry High School of San Diego, California, where he ran cross country and track. He set the high school indoor mile record at 4:02, which lasted until Alan Webb broke it in 2001. Overall, he set multiple high school records for the state of California, and recorded a personal best of 8:45.2 in the 2-mile by the time he graduated.[https://www.espn.com/high-school/track-and-xc/california/story/_/id/7810657/all-time-california-track-field-records] ESPN: All-Time California Track & Field Records
=Collegiate=
Hunt attended and ran with University of Arizona. During his time in college, he would earn four All-America honors in cross country, and three in track and field. He also set school records in the 3000 meter steeplechase and 5000 meters.[http://www.arizonawildcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30700&ATCLID=209305769] Arizona Wildcats: Thom Hunt Hall of Fame - November 12, 2013
=Post-collegiate=
Hunt finished in first place among men at the 1986 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in a time of 46:15.[http://www.cherryblossom.org/images/2018/2018_Media_Guide_v6a.pdf] 2018 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Official Media Guide. All-Time Champions, page 42. On May 4, 1986, Hunt ran his personal best time of 2:12:14 at the New Jersey Waterfront Marathon, finishing in second behind Bill Donakowski.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/05/sports/donakowski-and-borralho-win-in-waterfront-race.html|author=Frank Litsky|title=Donakowski and Borralho Win in Waterfront Race|work=The New York Times|date=May 5, 1986|accessdate=October 26, 2018}} On September 23, 1990, Hunt won the 48th Aztec Cross-Country Invitational as an unattached runner, running the 8-kilometer course in 24:13.98 at the age of 32.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-23-sp-1742-story.html|author=John Geis|title=Thom Hunt Closes the Gap With Cross-Country Victory|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 23, 1990|access-date=October 26, 2018}}
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Category:American male long-distance runners
Category:American male steeplechase runners
Category:Track and field athletes from California
Category:University of Arizona alumni
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States