Jon Rankin Explained

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Jon Rankin
Nationality:American and Caymanian
Birth Date:9 February 1982[1] [2]
Birth Place:Spring Valley, San Diego, California
Height:1.78m (05.84feet)
Weight:65.8kg (145.1lb)
Sport:Track and field
Universityteam:UCLA Bruins
Club:Nike Team Run LA
Coach:Joaquim Cruz
Retired:2012
Pb:800m

1:47.01
1500m: 3:35.26
Mile: 3:54.24

Nationals:2001 USA Track & Field Junior National Championships (1,500 m  - 1st)

Jon Byron Rankin (born 9 February 1982) is an American born retired Caymanian middle and long-distance track and field runner. The highlight of his track and field career was winning the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at 1500 metres and the 2007 Emsley Carr Mile in England. He is the CEO of Go Be More, who design apparel. He is also a copywriter working for various organisations and for himself.

Early life and amateur career

Rankin graduated from Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley, California.[2] He then went on to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree in English language.[2] In 2004 he became UCLA's number one runner for the season and was an All-American.[3] On 9 April 2005, he became then the 17th African American and 268th American overall to run a sub four-minute mile.[4] [5] He graduated from UCLA in 2005.[5]

Professional career

Athletics career

After graduating, he turned professional as a sponsored athlete with Nike. Rankin trained and raced throughout the US and Europe.[4] On 11 August 2007 he won the Emsley Carr Mile in Manchester, England in a personal best time of 3:54.24,[1] A year later in 2008, at the time of the United States Olympic Trials, he was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), although his official diagnosis didn't come about until the end of 2008.[6] FSGS is estimated to occur in 2-3 persons per million, with males and African peoples at higher risk.[7] [8] Later in 2011, Rankin underwent an experimental stem cell surgery to reverse his disease.[9]

Earlier, on 1 October 2009, Rankin decided to switch his allegiance to the Cayman Islands, "Jon is eligible to do this because both of his parents were born in the Cayman Islands," wrote his manager, Merhawi Keflezighi.[4] He retired from professional competitive racing at the end of 2012. In 2015 Rankin was inducted into the National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame by the National Black Marathoners’ Association.[3]

Personal bests

Distance Time Place Date
1:47.01 Indianapolis, USA11 June 2008
3:35.26 26 July 2005
3:54.24 11 August 2007
14:08.09 Los Angeles, USA 11 March 2011
30:44 New York City, USA 15 May 2010
47:53 Jacksonville, FL, USA 9 March 2013
1:08:59 Carlsbad, CA, USA 24 January 2010
2:34:29 Sacramento, CA, USA 5 December 2010

All Information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]

Competitions

Representing
2001USA Track & Field Junior National ChampionshipsSports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, USA[10] bgcolor=gold1st[11]
2007Emsley Carr MileStretford Stadium, Manchester, Englandbgcolor=gold1st[12] Mile
2008United States Olympic TrialsHayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA6th[13] [14] 1500 metres
2009Fifth Avenue MileFifth Avenue, New York City, USA13th[15] Mile
Representing
2010UAE Healthy Kidney 10KNew York City, USA23rd[16] 10,000 metres
Commonwealth GamesJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India14th800 metres
17th[17] 1500 metres
2011IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsPunta Umbría, Spain98th[18] Cross country
Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Ricobgcolor=cc9963rd1500 metres
Pan American GamesEstadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco y Atletismo, Zapopan, Mexico7th800 metres
4th1500 metres
2012UW (University of Washington) InvitationalDempsey Indoor, Seattle, Washington, USA5th[19] Mile
2013Jacksonville River RunJacksonville, Florida, USA49th[20] 15,000 metres

Career outside of athletics

Since graduating, outside of athletics, Rankin has been a freelance senior copywriter, and since 2018 he has been the chief executive officer of both Go Be More and Catchy Content Co.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile - Jon Byron Rankin. World Athletics. 14 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Player Bio: Jon Rankin - UCLA Official Athletic Site. UCLA Bruins. 14 March 2021.
  3. Web site: 2015 National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame. blackmarathoners.org/. 15 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Jon Rankin: the sub-4 Miler who Survived Terminal Kidney Disease. runnerstribe.com. 15 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Jon Rankin. hawimanagement.com/. 15 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Jon's Kidney Disease Story (Ep 31). simplecast.com. 15 March 2021.
  7. Tucker JK. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in African Americans. Am J Med Sci. 2002 Feb;323(2):90-3. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200202000-00006. .
  8. Kitiyakara C, Kopp JB, Eggers P. Trends in the epidemiology of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Semin Nephrol. 2003 Mar;23(2):172-82. doi: 10.1053/snep.2003.50025. .
  9. Web site: Go Be More. National Alliance for Youth Sports. 15 March 2021.
  10. Web site: 2001 Junior National Championships - Results (Men's 1,500 Meter Run). USA Track & Field. 1 August 2021.
  11. Web site: Player Bio: Jon Rankin - UCLA Official Athletic Site. UCLA Bruins. 14 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Stretford Grand Prix . britishmilersclub.com . 2021-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071101003407/http://www.britishmilersclub.com/bmcstorydisplay.aspx?storyid=309 . 1 November 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
  13. Web site: LetsRun.com's Recap of Final Day of 2008 Olympic Track & Field Trials. LetsRun.com. 14 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Olympic Track Trials Results. Hearst Magazine Media. 14 March 2021.
  15. Web site: Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile-Professional . New York Road Runners. 14 March 2021.
  16. Web site: Gebre Gebremariam Breaks Central Park Course Record, Pockets $27,500 at 2010 Healthy Kidney 10k. LetsRun.com. 14 March 2021.
  17. Web site: Jon Byron Rankin. Commonwealth Games Federation. 14 March 2021.
  18. Web site: World Athletics Cross Country Championships. World Athletics. 14 March 2021.
  19. Web site: UW Invitational. Track & Field Results Reporting System. 14 March 2021.
  20. Web site: Gate River Run 2013 15K Results. gate-riverrun.com/. 14 March 2021.
  21. Web site: Jon Rankin. zintro.com/. 14 March 2021.

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