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Rick Wohlhuter was born December 23,
1948, at Geneva, Ill. He was the top American half miler of
the mid-seventies. Rick Wohlhuter was a two-time Olympian and
the last American man to qualify for the Games in both the 800
and 1,500-meter events. A Notre Dame graduate, Wohlhuter won
the IC4A 880-yard title in 1971 and in 1972 qualified for his
first Olympic team. A fall in the 800-meter heats at Munich
cost him a chance for a medal. Between Olympics, the 5-9, 130-pound
Wohlhuter broke the U.S. record for the 800 meters twice and
twice set world records for the 880-yard event. He added a world
record for the 1,000 meters in 1974, beginning a three-year
lock on the U.S. indoor 1,000-yard title that season. Wohlhuter
also won national outdoor 800 titles in 1973 and 1974. His great
1974 season earned him the Sullivan Award as the nation's top
amateur athlete. In 1976, he qualified for both the 800 and
1,500 at the Olympics. At Montreal, Wohlhuter took a bronze
in the 800 and placed sixth in the 1,500. He later became a
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