Sport Athletics Alma mater University of Florida | Event(s) 800 m, mile | |
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Born June 22, 1947 (age 69) ( 1947-06-22 ) Virginia, U.S. Club U.S. Marines
Florida Track Club Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:45.2 (1971)
Mile – 3:58.2 (1972) | ||
Juris Luzins (born June 22, 1947) is a retired American middle-distance runner. He won the national 800 m title in 1971 and placed second in 1969. He missed the 1972 Olympics due to an injury, and later raced professionally.
Luzins married in 1973, divorced in 1975, and remarried later. In December 1976 he earned a master's degree in architecture from the University of Florida and later worked as an architect in Gainesville, Florida.
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