Editing Jim Ryun (section)

===Athletic awards===
[[File:Jim Ryun 1966.jpg|thumb|Ryun as a sports journalist in 1966]]
*He won the ''[[Track and Field News]]'' Athlete of the Year award for both 1966 and 1967, the first athlete to win this prestigious award two years in a row.
*He was the 1966 ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' [[Sportsman of the Year]]; he also was on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' five times.
*1966 [[James E. Sullivan Award]], presented to the best amateur athlete in the U.S.
*1966 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|''Wide World of Sports'']] Athlete of the Year award
*Jim Ryun's ''Track and Field News'' world rankings:
:800 m: 1966 – 1<!-- no need for conversion -->
:1500 m/mile: 1965 – 4, 1966 – 1, 1967 – 1, 1968 – 2, 1969 – 7, 1971 – 6, 1972 – 9

In 1980, Ryun was inducted into the [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]],<ref name=hall>[http://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=142 Jim Ryun] [[National Track and Field Hall of Fame]]</ref> and in 2003 into the [[National Distance Running Hall of Fame]].

Ryan has competed in [[masters athletics|Masters Athletics]], as well.<ref>''National Masters News'', March 1988.[http://www.mastershistory.org/NMN/03_1988.pdf] Retrieved Nov 2, 2020</ref>