Buddy Edelen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Buddy Edelen

American marathoner

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1937

Place of Birth: Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 19-Feb-1997

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Leonard Graves "Buddy" Edelen (September 22, 1937 – February 19, 1997) was an American marathoner.
Based in England for most of his prime competitive years, in 1963 Edelen became the first man to run a marathon faster than 2 hours and 15 minutes when he set a world record of 2:14:28.
Edelen also won the 1964 U.S.
Olympic marathon trials and represented the U.S.
in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.