Bill Ashenfelter
American track and field athlete
William Nyman Ashenfelter (October 16, 1924 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania – June 4, 2010[1]) was an American track and field athlete known for long-distance events. He was the younger brother of Horace Ashenfelter. In the Steeplechase at the 1952 Olympic Trials, both brothers ran together, with Horace edging ahead to take the win in the last lap. Both brothers broke the American record that had been held for 16 years by Harold Manning and both brothers qualified to run in the 1952 Olympics.[2] While Bill was unable to finish his trial heat, Horace went on to win the gold medal in world record time. But Bill was not left out of making the world record book. A month earlier, Bill joined Reggie Pearman, John Barnes, and Mal Whitfield to set the world record in the 4 × 800 metres relay at 7:29.2.[3]
Bill was the 1954 American champion in the 2 mile steeplechase.[4] In 1951 he won the USA Cross Country Championships. Horace won the championships in 1954–5, completing the only set of brothers to win the championships.
References
- ^ Ashenfelter, William (15 June 2010). "William Nyman Ashenfelter". Main Line Media News. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Hymans, Richard (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field.
- ^ "Bill Ashenfelter Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions - Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase". USA Track & Field.
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US National Championship winners in men's steeplechase
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1889: Albert George (GBR)
- 1890: William Young
- 1891–92: Ernie Hjertberg (SWE)
- 1893–94: George Orton (CAN)
- 1895: not held
- 1896–99: George Orton (CAN)
- 1900: Alexander Grant
- 1901: George Orton (CAN)
- 1902: Arthur Newton
- 1903: not held
- 1904: John Daly (IRL)
- 1905: Harvey Cohn
- 1906–15: not held
- 1916: Michael Devaney
- 1917–18: not held
- 1919: Michael Devaney
- 1920: Patrick Flynn
- 1921–22: Michael Devaney
- 1923: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1924: Marvin Rick
- 1925: Russell Payne
- 1926–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928: William Spencer
- 1929: David Abbott
- 1930–33: Joe McCluskey
- 1934: Harold Manning
- 1935: Joe McCluskey
- 1936: Harold Manning
- 1937: Floyd Lochner
- 1938–40: Joe McCluskey
- 1941: Forrest Efaw
- 1942: George DeGeorge
- 1943: Joe McCluskey
- 1944: Forrest Efaw
- 1945: James Wisner
- 1946: James Rafferty
- 1947–48: Forrest Efaw
- 1949: Curt Stone
- 1950: Warren Druetzler
- 1951: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1952: Robert McMullen
- 1953: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1954: Bill Ashenfelter
- 1955: Ken Reiser
- 1956: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1957–58: Deacon Jones
- 1959–60: Phil Coleman
- 1961: Deacon Jones
- 1962: George Young
- 1963: Pat Traynor
- 1964: Jeff Fishback
- 1965: George Young
- 1966–67: Pat Traynor
- 1968: George Young
- 1969: Mike Manley
- 1970: Bill Reilly
- 1971: Sid Sink
- 1972: Jim Dare
- 1973: Doug Brown
- 1974: Jim Johnson
- 1975–76: Randy Smith
- 1977: James Munyala (KEN) * George Malley
- 1978–79: Henry Marsh
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Doug Brown
- 1981–87: Henry Marsh
- 1988–90: Brian Diemer
- 1991: Mark Croghan
- 1992: Brian Diemer
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Marc Davis
- 1994–97: Mark Croghan
- 1998–2000: Pascal Dobert
- 2001: Tom Chorny
- 2002: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2003: Steve Slattery
- 2004–06: Daniel Lincoln
- 2007: Joshua McAdams
- 2008: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2009: Joshua McAdams
- 2010: Daniel Huling
- 2011: Billy Nelson
- 2012–18: Evan Jager
- 2019: Hillary Bor
- 20212020 OT: Hillary Bor
- 2022: Hillary Bor
- 2023: Kenneth Rooks
- 2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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