Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, an Olympic distance runner and a Christian evangelist. He took up running in high school and …

Dec 18, 2012 · Lifted from juvenile delinquency by running, he set a U.S. high school mile record that stood for 19 years, and an NCAA mile record that lasted for 20. As a teenager in 1936, he …

Dec 20, 2010 · Louie Zamperini was one of the great middle-distance runners of his time. In this excerpt from the new book Unbroken, the author of Seabiscuit captures Zamperini's glorious …

Louis Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics at the age of 19. He was the Olympic Trials co-champion at 5000 meters when he tied with then world record holder Don Lash. Zamperini …

Louis Zamperini was an American Olympic distance runner and World War II veteran who survived being stranded at sea and enduring brutal treatment as a prisoner of war. He was …

Nov 11, 2014 · Louis Zamperini was a World War II veteran and Olympic distance runner. Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was set to compete again in the 1940 …

Dec 8, 2002 · Louis Silvie Zamperini, 85, took up running when he was about 5, the same age he took up smoking. Sometimes his fleet feet came in handy for escaping the police.

An outstanding performer in long distance running, Louis Zamperini went on to compete the 1936 Summer Olympics and had planned to compete in the 1940 Olympic Games as well. However …

Apr 17, 2024 · When Louis Zamperini was 21 years old, he ran at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and broke records with Adolf Hitler in the audience. By 26, he was an Army Air Corps bombardier …

Jul 3, 2014 · Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and American World War Two veteran who survived two years as a prisoner of war, has died at the age of 97. He died peacefully on …