Track & 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.

1966 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award.

1966 James E. Sullivan Award, presented to the best amateur athlete in the U.S.
1966 ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year award
Jim Ryun's Track & Field News World Rankings:
800m/880yd
1966 – 1
1500m/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 and in 2003 into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame.
Track & 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.
1966 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award.
1966 James E. Sullivan Award, presented to the best amateur athlete in the U.S.
1966 ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year award
Jim Ryun's Track & Field News World Rankings:
800m/880yd
1966 – 1
1500m/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 and in 2003 into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame.
Jim Ryun