Jeffrey Mason Fishback(born November 20, 1941, inSan Mateo, California) is a retiredmiddle-andlong-distance runnerfrom theUnited States.He won the gold medal in the men's3000 metres steeplechaseevent at the1963 Pan American GamesinBrazil.

Jeff Fishback
Personal information
BornNovember 20, 1941
Medal record
Men'sAthletics
RepresentingtheUnited States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 3000 m Steeplechase

Fishback represented his native country at the1964 Summer OlympicsinTokyo, Japan.He was runner-up in the steeplechase at the 1962 NCAAs forSan Jose State Collegecoached byLloyd (Bud) Winter.Fishback was affiliated with the Santa Clara Valley Youth Village.

Personal Bests

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  • 2 miles – 8:50 (1962)
  • Steeplechase – 8:40.4 (1964)
  • 5,000 metres – 14:32.8 (1962)

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Jeff Fishback".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-04.