Leonard Lane Hilton (September 28, 1947 – July 3, 2000) was an American long-distance runner.

Hilton was born in Hillsboro, Texas, and graduated from Austin High School in Houston. He attended the University of Houston; competing for the Cougars in 1970, he anchored a team that set a world record in the indoor distance medley relay in 1970. Hilton earned a degree in engineering from Houston. Hilton competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the first runner from Texas to break the four-minute mile. While working as a business executive in the energy field, Hilton died of pancreatic cancer in 2000.

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1947 births

2000 deaths

Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics

American male long-distance runners

Houston Cougars men's track and field athletes

Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

People from Hillsboro, Texas

Track and field athletes from Texas

20th-century American people

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