John Trautmann Explained

John Lawrence Trautmann OLY (born June 29, 1968) is an American long-distance runner.^[1] He was the 1990 5000m NCAA Champion for Georgetown University and was on the 1987 Distance Medley Relay team at the Penn Relays that set a world record of 9:20.96.^{[2] [3]} Trautmann won the 1992 US Olympic Trials 5000m. He competed at the 1992 Olympics, but did not finish due to injury. In 2015, he ran 4:12.33 to break the Masters M45 World Record in the mile under the guidance of his former college coach Frank Gagliano.^[4]

Trautmann is an assistant coach at NYU.^[5] He also coaches the Empire Elite Track Club with Tom Nohilly. Current athletes include Eric Holt and Helen Schlachtenhaufen.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Trautmann . Olympedia . November 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Team 1 . 2024-06-24 . Empire Elite Track Club . en-US.
3. Web site: Wake up to Georgetown's 1987 Penn Relays DMR – Gags' last world record until tonight? . 2024-06-24 . CITIUS MAG . en.
4. Web site: 2015-12-18 . John Trautmann: Overweight to World Record Holder . 2024-06-24 . Runner's World . en-US.
5. Web site: John Trautmann - Assistant Coach (Distance) - Men's Track & Field Coaches . 2024-06-24 . NYU Athletics . en.
6. Web site: Roster . 2024-06-24 . Empire Elite Track Club . en-US.