WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressmen who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes. 

Trump is scheduled to honor the three-time Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday. The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds. 

He competed in three Olympic Games and later served in Congress.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to Jim Ryun, a former Kansas congressmen who was the first high school runner to clock a mile in under 4 minutes. <figure>
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 </figure>Trump is scheduled to honor the three-time Olympian with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday. The Wichita native entered the record books in 1964 at age 17 by becoming the first high school runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile with a time of 3 minutes, 59 seconds. He competed in three Olympic Games and later served in Congress.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Kansas legend Jim Ryun to receive Medal of Freedom