Q:Facts:   - residence: jefferson county , kansas    - preceded: sam brownback    - party: republican    - spouse: anne ryun      - district: 2nd    - term end: january 3 , 2007    - succeeded: nancy boyda    - birth date: 29 april 1947    - state: kansas    - name: jim ryun    - term start: november 27 , 1996    - birth place: wichita , kansas    - religion: evangelical presbyterian    - alma mater: university of kansas    - occupation: athlete , sports management executive   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim ryun .
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james ronald -lrb- `` jim '' -rrb- ryun -lrb- born april 29 , 1947 -rrb- is an american track and field athlete who won a silver medal in the 1968 summer olympics in the 1,500 metre run .he was also the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes , which he did three times during his high school career .a republican , he was a member of the united states house of representatives from 1996 -- 2007 .ryun represented kansas 's 2nd congressional district .