Mark Curp (born 1959-01-05 in Lee's Summit, Missouri) is a former world and American record holder in the half marathon. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Lee's Summit is a city in Cass and Jackson Counties in the US A half marathon is a Road running event of 210975 meters or miles about 13 He attended the Central Missouri State University. The University of Central Missouri (formerly Central Missouri State University) is a four-year public institution in Warrensburg Missouri.
Curp broke the Men's World Record in the Half Marathon in 1985, clocking 1:00:55 at the Philadelphia Distance Run . This mark stood for five years. Curp was one of America's leading road racers in the 1980s and 1990s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
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