Tom Von Ruden

{{short description|American middle-distance runner}}

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|name=Tom von Ruden

|image=Tom Van Ruden.jpg

|caption=Tom Von Ruden in 1969

|birth_date=August 22, 1944

|birth_place= Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

|death_date={{death date and age|2018|5|17|1944|8|22}}[http://okstate.com/news/2018/5/18/mens-cross-country-track-osu-track-mourns-the-loss-of-tom-von-ruden.aspx Tom Von Ruden's obituary]

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|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1967 Winnipeg | 1500 metres}}

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Thomas Frederick Von Ruden (August 22, 1944 – May 17, 2018) was a middle distance runner from the United States. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Von Ruden set his personal best (3:38.5) in the same event on 26 July 1971 at a meet in Århus. He also competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/tom-von-ruden-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104959/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/tom-von-ruden-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Tom Von Ruden Olympic Results |access-date=29 October 2017}}

Representing the Oklahoma State Cowboys track and field team, Von Ruden won the 1965 inaugural 880 yards at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 1:51.8.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/206373345/|title=Dave Patrick Beats Ryun in NCAA Half-Mile Race|date=11 March 1967|publisher=Battle Creek Enquirer|page=9}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.runblogrun.com/2024/03/this-day-in-track-field-history-march-12-2024-paavo-nurmi-ron-clarke-the-first-ncaa-indoor-cobo-arena-1965.html|title=This Day in Track & Field History, March 12, 2024, Paavo Nurmi, Ron Clarke, the first NCAA Indoor (Cobo Arena, 1965)|date=12 March 2024 }}

In, 1985 Von Ruden won the 1500 m at the United States Masters West Region Championship.National Masters News, Aug 1985, page 36. [https://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/NMN-August-1985s.pdf] Retrieved Jun 7, 2022