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Craig Virgin

USAMen

Birth dateAug 2, 1955

BirthplaceBelleville, United States

Height1.79 m

Weight59 kg

Craig Steven Virgin (born August 2, 1955) is an American distance runner.

He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and grew up near Lebanon, Illinois.

While in high school, Virgin won 5 state championships (two in cross country and three in track) as well as setting the national outdoor high school 2-mile record of 8:40.9 (beating Steve Prefontaine's mark of 8:41.5, though slightly short of Gerry Lindgren's 8:40.0 indoor record from 1964). Additionally, Virgin held the Illinois Boys Cross Country all-time state championship record for 47 years, running a 13:50.6 in 1972, a record that stood until November 9, 2019, when Josh Methner of John Hersey High School ran a 13:49.86. Virgin was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1973.

Key facts

10 000 m

27:29.16

#350 all-time

5000 m

13:19.1h

1996 season best

32:31

Jul 4, 1996 · Atlanta, GA (USA)

1996 season best

Age

71 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 10 000 m 27:29.16 (#350 all-time), 5000 m 13:19.1h, 1996 season best 32:31 (Jul 4, 1996, Atlanta, GA (USA)) · 71 years old

Personal bests

7:48.2HT

13:19.1HT

27:29.16

2:10:26

43:44

32:31

47:32

8:22.00

8:30.0HT

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1996	10Kilometr	32:31	-	Jul 4, 1996	-	Atlanta, GA (USA)
1988	CrossCount	37:40	-	Mar 26, 1988	↑	16th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1988	15Kilometr	44:58	-	Mar 5, 1988	↓	Jacksonville, FL (USA)
1987	10000m	29:29.05	-	May 22, 1987	↓	Knoxville, TN (USA)
1986	CrossCount	37:26.4	-	Mar 23, 1986	↑	14th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1986	15Kilometr	44:05	-	Jan 11, 1986	↓	Orlando, FL (USA)
1985	CrossCount	34:12	-	Mar 24, 1985	↑	13th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1985	15Kilometr	43:44	-	Oct 26, 1985	↓	Tulsa, OK (USA)
1985	10MilesRoa	47:33	-	Apr 27, 1985	↑	New York, NY (USA)
1984	3000m	7:59.0h	-	Jul 14, 1984	↓	Berkeley, CA (USA)
1984	10000m	28:02.27	-	Jun 19, 1984	↓	Los Angeles, CA (USA)
1984	CrossCount	34:07	-	Mar 25, 1984	↑	12th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1984	15Kilometr	44:28	-	Jan 7, 1984	↓	Orlando, FL (USA)
1983	10000m	28:13.06	-	Jun 18, 1983	↓	-
1983	CrossCount	38:06	-	Mar 20, 1983	↑	11th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1983	15Kilometr	43:56	-	Feb 5, 1983	↓	Tampa, FL (USA)
1983	10MilesRoa	47:36	-	May 1, 1983	↑	New York, NY (USA)
1982	3Miles	13:13.85	-	Feb 27, 1982	-	-
1982	5000m	13:35.88	-	Jul 25, 1982	↓	Indianapolis, IN (USA)
1982	10000m	28:07.88	-	Aug 27, 1982	↓	Bruxelles (BEL)
1982	15Kilometr	44:14	-	Feb 6, 1982	↓	Tampa, FL (USA)
1981	2Miles	8:30.0h	-	Feb 28, 1981	↓	Champaign, IL (USA) (i)
1981	2MilesShor	8:30.0h	-	Feb 28, 1981	-	Champaign, IL (USA) (i)
1981	5000m	13:24.83	-	Jun 24, 1981	↓	Paris (FRA)
1981	5000m-short-track	13:38.3h	-	Feb 6, 1981	-	-
1981	CrossCount	35:05	-	Mar 28, 1981	↑	9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1981	10MilesRoa	47:32	-	Feb 22, 1981	↑	Kiawah Island, SC (USA)
1981	Marathon	2:10:26	-	Apr 20, 1981	-	Boston Marathon
1980	5000m	13:19.1h	-	Jul 15, 1980	↓	Oslo (NOR)
1980	10000m	27:29.16	-	Jul 17, 1980	↓	Paris (FRA)
1980	CrossCount	37:01.1	-	Mar 9, 1980	↑	8th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1980	10MilesRoa	48:21	-	Sep 27, 1980	↑	Lynchburg, VA (USA)
1979	3000m	7:48.2h	-	Jun 9, 1979	↓	Berkeley, CA (USA)
1979	2Miles	8:22.00	-	Jul 17, 1979	↓	Oslo (NOR)
1979	5000m	13:23.3h	-	Aug 7, 1979	↓	Göteborg (SWE)
1979	10000m	27:39.4h	-	Jun 17, 1979	↓	Walnut, CA (USA)
1979	CrossCount	38:05	-	Mar 25, 1979	↑	7th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1978	5000m	13:25.41	-	Jul 4, 1978	↓	Stockholm (SWE)
1978	10000m	27:57.2h	-	Jun 29, 1978	↓	Helsinki (FIN)
1978	CrossCount	39:54	-	Mar 25, 1978	↑	6th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1977	5000m	13:53.18	-	Jun 2, 1977	↓	Champaign, IL (USA)
1977	10000m	28:22.47	-	Jun 3, 1977	↓	Champaign, IL (USA)
1976	2Miles	8:25.3h	-	Aug 4, 1976	↓	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
1976	5000m	13:35.4h	-	Jul 14, 1976	↓	Montréal (CAN)
1976	10000m	27:59.43	-	Jun 22, 1976	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)
1975	5000m	13:35.2h	-	Jun 20, 1975	↓	Eugene, OR (USA)

1996

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	32:31	-	Jul 4	Atlanta Peachtree, Atlanta, GA

1988

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	37:40	-	Mar 26	16th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
15Kilometr	44:58	-	Mar 5	River Run, Jacksonville, FL

1987

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	29:29.05	-	May 22	Knoxville, TN

1986

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	37:26.4	-	Mar 23	14th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
15Kilometr	44:09	-	Mar 8	River Run, Jacksonville, FL
15Kilometr	44:05	-	Jan 11	Red Lobster, Orlando, FL

1985

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
15Kilometr	43:44	-	Oct 26	15 km, Tulsa, OK
10MilesRoa	47:33	-	Apr 27	Trevira Twosome, New York, NY
CrossCount	34:12	-	Mar 24	13th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
15Kilometr	44:45	-	Mar 9	River Run, Jacksonville, FL
15Kilometr	46:06	-	Jan 2	Red Lobster, Orlando, FL

1984

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	28:37.58	-	Aug 3	The XXIII Olympic Games, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
3000m	7:59.0HT	-	Jul 14	Berkeley, CA
10000m	28:02.27	-	Jun 19	Los Angeles US Olympic Trials, Los Angeles, CA
10000m	28:19.59	-	Jun 16	-
10000m	28:13.02	-	May 4	Eugene, OR
CrossCount	34:07	-	Mar 25	12th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
15Kilometr	44:28	-	Jan 7	Red Lobster, Orlando, FL

1983

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	28:13.06	-	Jun 18	-
10MilesRoa	47:36	-	May 1	Trevira Twosome, New York, NY
CrossCount	38:06	-	Mar 20	11th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
15Kilometr	43:56	-	Feb 5	Gasparilla Distance Classic Run, Tampa, FL

1982

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	28:07.88	-	Aug 27	Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Bruxelles
5000m	13:35.88	-	Jul 25	Indianapolis, IN
3Miles	13:13.85	-	Feb 27	Champaign, IL (i)
15Kilometr	44:14	-	Feb 6	Gasparilla Distance Classic Run, Tampa, FL

1981

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	13:25.73	-	Jun 26	Oslo
5000m	13:24.83	-	Jun 24	Paris
Marathon	2:10:26	-	Apr 20	Boston Marathon
CrossCount	35:05	-	Mar 28	9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2MilesShor	8:30.0HT	-	Feb 28	Champaign, IL (i)
10MilesRoa	47:32	-	Feb 22	Great Kiawah Road Race, Kiawah Island, SC
5000m-short-track	13:38.3HT	-	Feb 6	New York, NY (i)

1980

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10MilesRoa	48:21	-	Sep 27	Virginia, Lynchburg, VA
10000m	27:29.16	-	Jul 17	Paris
5000m	13:19.1HT	-	Jul 15	Oslo
5000m	13:19.62	-	Jul 12	Stuttgart
10000m	27:45.61	-	Jun 24	Eugene US Olympic Trials, Eugene, OR
CrossCount	37:01.1	-	Mar 9	8th IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1979

10 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10000m	27:59.55	-	Aug 24	Montréal IAAF World Cup
5000m	13:23.3HT	-	Aug 7	Göteborg
5000m	13:23.8HT	-	Jul 31	Malmö
5000m	13:27.19	-	Jul 25	Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku
5000m	13:26.4HT	-	Jul 21	Rieti
2Miles	8:22.00	-	Jul 17	Oslo IAAF Golden Mile, Oslo
3000m	7:49.3	-	Jul 17	-
5000m	13:23.56	-	Jun 30	Philadelphia, PA
10000m	27:39.4HT	-	Jun 17	Walnut AAU Championships, Walnut, CA
3000m	7:48.2HT	-	Jun 9	Berkeley, CA

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Craig Virgin's 10 000 m personal best?

Craig Virgin's 10 000 m personal best is 27:29.16, set on Jul 17, 1980 in Paris (FRA), #350 on the all-time list.

Which events does Craig Virgin compete in?

Craig Virgin competes in the 10 000 m and 5000 m.

How did Craig Virgin perform in 1996?

1996 season best: 32:31, set on Jul 4, 1996 in Atlanta, GA (USA).