John Luther "Blondy" Romig was an American track and field athlete.
13 Facts About John Romig
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John Romig won collegiate championships in the two-mile race in 1921 and 1922, finished fourth in the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 5,000 meter race and competed in the 1928 Olympics in the 10,000 meters.
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John Romig won the two-mile run at the first NCAA track and field championships in 1921 with a time of 9:31.
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John Romig was selected as the top cross-country runner for the All-American Athletic Team published in the annual Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac for 1921.
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In June 1924, John Romig easily won the 5,000 meter race in the US Olympic trials at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a time of 15:15.7.
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John Romig jumped into the lead at the fourth lap and held it to the finish.
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John Romig finished fourth in 5,000 meter race at the Olympic games in Paris with a time of 15:12.4.
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John Romig continued to compete following the 1924 Olympics, moving up in distance to the 10,000 meter race.
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John Romig ran for the United States in the 10,000 meter race in Amsterdam.
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John Romig ran the later part of the race with a torn Achilles tendon.
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John Romig was the manager of Quarry Mining Industries and an executive with Atlas Chemical Industries and Atlas Powder Co.
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John Romig supervised most of the blasting for the St Lawrence Seaway and the George Washington Bridge.
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In 1971, John Romig was elected to the Board of Trustees of Penn State University.