Brian Kenneth Abshire (born November 14, 1963) is a retired long-distance runner from the United States (Richmond, California), who competed for the U.S. at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase.[1] He won the bronze medal in the same event at the 1987 Pan American Games, behind Brazil's Adauto Domingues (gold) and countryman Henry Marsh (silver).
He started college in Oregon at Clackamas Community College, but then transferred to Auburn University where he was twice an All-American in cross-country, an All-American indoors in the 3,000 metres, and a two-time All-American in the steeplechase.[2]
Abshire was a member of Athletics West.[3]
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Stan Huntsman (men's head coach)Dean Hayes (men's assistant coach)Irving "Moon" Mondschein (men's assistant coach)Tom Pagani (men's assistant coach)Russ Rogers (men's assistant coach)Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)Terry Crawford (women's head coach)Ken Foreman (women's assistant coach)Dave Rodda (women's assistant coach)Fred Thompson (women's assistant coach)
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| 1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union
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1932: Gene Venzke1933: Gene Venzke1934: Glenn Cunningham1935: Glenn Cunningham1936: Gene Venzke1937: Archie San Romani1938: Glenn Cunningham1939: Glenn Cunningham1940: Charles Fenske1941: Walter Mehl1942: Gil Dodds1943: Frank Dixon1944: Gil Dodds1945: James Rafferty1946: Leslie MacMitchell1947: Gil Dodds1948: Tom Quinn1949:  Willem Slijkhuis (NED), Neil Pratt (3rd)1950:  John Joe Barry (IRL), Fred Wilt (2nd)1951: Fred Wilt1952: Bill Mack1953: Fred Dwyer1954:  Josy Barthel (LUX), Fred Wilt (2nd)1955: Wes Santee1956:  Ron Delany (IRL), Fred Dwyer (3rd)1957:  Ron Delany (IRL), Fred Dwyer (3rd)1958:  Ron Delany (IRL), James Grelle (3rd)1959:  Ron Delany (IRL), Pete Close (4th)1960: Phil Coleman1961: Jim Beatty1962: Jim Beatty1963: Jim Beatty1964: .svg.png) Ergas Leps (CAN), Vic Zwolak (2nd)1965: Jim Grelle1966: Jim Grelle1967: Sam Bair1968: Preston Davis1969:  Henryk Szordykowski (POL), Marty Liquori (2nd)1970: Marty Liquori1971:  Henryk Szordykowski (POL), John Mason (2nd)1972:  Byron Dyce (JAM), Bruce Fischer (3rd)1973: Marty Liquori1974:  John Walker (NZL), Michael Slack (2nd)1975:  Filbert Bayi (TAN), Paul Cummings (2nd)1976:  Filbert Bayi (TAN), Paul Cummings (2nd)1977:  Filbert Bayi (TAN), Joseph Dubina (3rd)1978:  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Steve Lacy (3rd)1979: Steve Scott
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress
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1980: Craig Masback1981: Steve Scott1982: Jim Spivey1983:  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Steve Scott (2nd)1984: Steve Scott1985: Sydney Maree1986:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL),  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Mark Fricker (3rd), Kevin Johnson (3rd)1987:  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL), Jim Spivey (3rd)1988:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL),  (2nd)1989:  Frank O'Mara (IRL), Jeff Atkinson (3rd)1990:  Marcus O'Sullivan (IRL), Steve Scott1991:  Noureddine Morceli (ALG), Eric Henry (3rd)1992:  Noureddine Morceli (ALG), Jeff Atkinson (5th)
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| Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: Mile (1940–2002) and 1932, 2007 and odd numbered years since 2011, 1500 meters (1933–1939), (2003–6, 2008–2010) and even numbered years since 2010 | 
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