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 ...

President Trump Friday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jim Ryun, a three-time Olympian and former GOP congressman from Kansas, calling him a "legendary runner" and "true American patriot.

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 ...

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 ...

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“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 ...

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 ...

At a White House ceremony honoring him Friday, Wichita native and ESPN’s No. 1 high school athlete of all time Jim Ryun said his successes started with a prayer to God after being cut from the church ...

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 ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Legendary Kansas track and field alum Jim Ryun will be inducted in the Inaugural United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Collegiate Athlete Hall ...

Jim Ryun — The last American runner to hold the world record in the mile with a time of 3:51.1, set on June 23, 1967. He also was the first high-school athlete to break 4-minute mile time, which he ...