Distance runner
Steve Prefontaine
Held every American record from 2,000 to 10,000 metres at once, ran from the front on principle, and was killed in a car crash at twenty-four.
Steve Roland Prefontaine was an American long-distance runner who set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters from a period of 1973 to 1975. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and he was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his death in 1975.
- Born
- 1951-01-25, Coos Bay, Oregon, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1975-05-30, Eugene, Oregon, USAA Friday, aged 24
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1951-01-25, Coos Bay, Oregon, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 5°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 5°39′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 10°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 22°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 9°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 2°11′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 6°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 19°31′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1975-05-30, Eugene, Oregon, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 8°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 23°33′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 23°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 7°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 16°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 28°56′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 10°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 6°33′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Steve Prefontaine was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.