The first was Jim Ryun of Wichita, Kansas, then Tim Danielson of Chula Vista, California, and finally Marty Liquori of East Orange, New Jersey.

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Manzano finished in 3:34.79, making him the first U.S. athlete to medal in the 1, 500 since Jim Ryun won silver at the Mexico City Games in 1968, and adding to what's turning into a distance-running renaissance for the Americans here in London.

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