Charlie Capozzoli ran for Georgetown and the New York Athletic Club. A cross country champion in 1952 for the NCAA and IC4A, Capozzoli placed second in the NCAA national championships in both the two-mile event in 1951 and 5,000 in 1952. At the Olympics, Capozzoli placed seventh in his heat of the 5,000 and did not advance to the finals. In London after the Olympics, he set the American record in the three-mile race. Capozzoli wrote several books including his autobiographical Run to Win, Love and Sacrifice. The New York Athletic Club inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2009.
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