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Donald Ray Lash (August 15, 1912 - September 19, 1994) was an American long-distance runner who won 12 national titles from 1934 to 1940, including seven consecutive men's national cross-country championships, and who set a world's record for the two-mile run in 1936. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Born in Bluffton, Indiana, Lash grew up in Auburn, Indiana, where he graduated from high school in 1933 after setting a new Indiana state record of 4:30. Bluffton is a city in Harrison and Lancaster Townships Wells County, Indiana, United States. Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12074 at the 2000 census Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union 5 for the indoor mile. As a student at Indiana University, Lash set an American record of 31:06. Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. 9 for 10,000 meters. In June 1936, he broke Paavo Nurmi's world record for the two mile, running 8:58. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. 4, besting Nurmi's record by 1. 2 seconds. Competing in the 1936 Summer Olympics, he placed 13th in the 5,000-meter run and eighth in the 10,000-meter. The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin

In 1938, Lash set a meet record of 14 min. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. , 39 sec. , for 5,000 meters at the Amateur Athletic Union indoor national championships. Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU That same year he won the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete. The AAU James E Sullivan Award, known as the Oscar of sports awards is presented annually by the United States Amateur Athletic Union to the most outstanding amateur

World War II precluded any further chance for Lash to compete in the Olympics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Having married Margaret Mendenhall in 1938, Lash began a law-enforcement career with the Indiana State Police, then became an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1941. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He retired from the FBI in 1962 to become a regional director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and appeared frequently as a motivational speaker. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a not-for-profit Christian organization that has been based in Kansas City Missouri since 1956 A motivational speaker is a professional speaker who makes speeches intending to lift up and motivate their audiences

In 1973, he opened a real estate business in Rockville, Indiana. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. He also was elected to five terms (1973 - 1982) as a Republican member of the Indiana State House of Representatives, serving Fountain, Montgomery and Parke counties. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Fountain County is a county located in the US state of Indiana. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Indiana. Parke County is a County located in the US state of Indiana. As of 2000 the population is 17241

Lash died of spinal cancer at a hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana, and is buried in Rush Creek Cemetery near Tangier in Parke County. Spinal tumors are Neoplasms located in the Spinal cord. They are mostly metastases from primary cancers elsewhere (commonly breast, prostate Terre Haute ( is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. Don and Margaret Lash had two sons and a daughter.

Don Lash Park in Auburn is named for him. Lash was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995. USA Track & Field ( USATF) is the national governing body for the sport of track and field (or 'athletics' in the United States. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

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