President Trump Friday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, a three-time Olympian and former GOP ...

Former track star and United States congressman Jim Ryun was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, making him just the second track and field athlete to have received the award. Ryun ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The list of accolades for Jim Ryun, the first high school runner to crack 4 minutes in the mile is long as you’d expect, though his Olympic record isn’t as burnished. Ryun qualified ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) — Friday, President Donald Trump awarded former Olympic runner and ex-Kansas Congressman Jim Ryun the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It’s the nation’s top civilian award.

“Jim has personified the greatness of our country throughout his life,” President Donald Trump says. “He’s a giant of American athletics.” The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the ...

Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom was "very special" and an "opportunity to reflect," three-time Olympian and former congressman Jim Ryun said Saturday. Ryun, appearing on "Fox & Friends ...

With the Paris Olympics ongoing, area runners and coaches have the unique opportunity to meet and hear a message from a legend. Jim Ryun, a former Olympic silver medal winner and the first high school ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, the first U.S. high school runner to break the 4-minute mile. Ryun, 73, who also served for a ...

Kansas runner Jim Ryun, left, attempts to pass Missouri’s Glenn Ogden in this file photo. Ryun was the first high schooler to run a sub-four-minute mile. The distance isn’t run often at the high ...

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