{"id":269,"date":"2015-03-17T13:22:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T20:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-12-13T14:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:05:43","slug":"lyns-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/?page_id=269","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f838bab elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f838bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-535ab179 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535ab179\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-430457e1\" data-id=\"430457e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8374e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8374e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Her determination culminated in victories few others can claim...\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c91c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c91c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about all of Lyn&#8217;s accomplishments!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a505a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Awards & Recognition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\"><ul><li><strong>2023 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>2022 Automotive Hall of Fame Inductee<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameliaconcours.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">26th Annual Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance<\/a> Honoree<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/racing-pioneer-lyn-st-james-honored-with-spirit-of-ford-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spirit of Ford<\/a> Recipient<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>2020 Sebring Hall of Fame Inductee<\/strong><\/li><li>Invited to the<strong> White House <\/strong>to meet<strong> Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W.<\/strong> <strong>Bush<\/strong> and <strong>William Clinton<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Sports Illustrated<\/strong> <strong>for Women<\/strong> &#8220;<strong>Top-100 Women<\/strong> <strong>Athletes of the 20th Century&#8221;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Working Woman Magazine<\/strong> one of \u201c<strong>The 350 Women who changed the world between 1976-96<\/strong>\u201d<\/li><li>2010 <strong>NASCAR Industry Ambassador Award<\/strong><\/li><li>2010 <strong>Automotive News<\/strong> \u201c<strong>One of the Top 100 Women in the Automotive Industry\u201d<\/strong><\/li><li>2009 <strong>SEMA Businesswomen\u2019s Network Athena Award<\/strong><\/li><li>2008 <strong>Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award<\/strong><\/li><li>2006 Northwood University Distinguished Woman of the Year<\/li><li>2002 <strong>Office Depot Visionary Sportswoman of the Year<\/strong><\/li><li>2001<strong> Guiding Woman in Sports Award<\/strong> from the National Association for Girls &amp; Women in Sports<\/li><li>Inducted into the<strong> Florida Sports Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" 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Board Member<\/li><li><strong>Automotive News<\/strong> &#8220;PACE Innovation Award Judge&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Women\u2019s Sports Foundation President<\/strong> (1990-93)<\/li><li>Kettering University Board of Trustees (1990-2018)<\/li><li>Active on the following Boards: <strong>NASCAR and IndyCar Race Appeals Commissions, ACCUS (Automobile Competition Committee of the United States), ACCUS Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Panel<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Consumer Adviser for Ford Motor Company<\/strong> (1981-96)<\/li><li>Founder, <strong>Women in the Winner\u2019s Circle Foundation<\/strong>, a 501c3 organization for the education, training, and advancement of women in automotive fields<\/li><li>Created the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenssportsfoundation.org\/ProjectPodium\">Women\u2019s Sports Foundation <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenssportsfoundation.org\/ProjectPodium\">Project Podium Scholarship Grant<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>an endowed scholarship fund (currently part of the WSF Travel &amp; Training Grant)<\/li><li>Created a traveling exhibit on women in racing in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehenryford.org\/exhibits\/racing\/wiwc\/default.asp\">The Henry Ford<\/a> museum.<ul><li>The exhibit debuted in January 2009 at the Daytona 500 Experience and, before being retired, toured venues such as the Arizona Science Center, Indiana State Museum, and the NASCAR Hall of Fame.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1433\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" 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Endorsements with top American corporations, sporting authorities and business associations including:<\/strong> AAPR, AAPAR (American Association of Physical Activity &amp; Recreation), Alzheimer\u2019s Association, American Institute of Banking, California Auto Museum, Ford Motor Co., GTE, HSBC, Ingenious Technology Corp., Intact Insurance, International Jaguar Festival, JC Penney, Lifetime Television for Women, Macrovision Corp., Maserati, Merrill Lynch, NAFE, NIKE, Northern Telecom, Oakland Bay Area Junior League, Ohio School Board Association, Ronald Reagan Library, Society of Mining, Metallurgy &amp; Exploration, Software Users Conference, Switching Gears, TEDx, US Department of Energy, US Olympic Committee, Walt Disney World, Women in Clean Energy, Yellow Freight Corporation, etc.<\/li><li>Speech topics include: <strong>&#8220;Accelerate with Lyn St. James,&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Racing to the Top,&#8221; &#8220;How to Create a New Future with Horsepower,&#8221; &#8220;<\/strong><strong>How to Break Your Personal Speed Limits,&#8221; &#8220;<\/strong><strong>An Incredible Journey&#8221;<\/strong><\/li><li>Author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/product\/an-incredible-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Lyn St. James: An Incredible Journey<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u201d published in 2010 by LSJ Press (formerly <strong>\u201c<em>Ride of Your Life\u201d- A Race Car Driver\u2019s<\/em> <em>Journey<\/em>\u201d <\/strong>published by Hyperion in 2002)<\/li><li>Author of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/product\/oh-by-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Oh By The Way\u2026A letter from my mother<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u201d published in 2005 by Sweet Pea Press<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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#ff0000;\"><strong>INDY CAREER<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of The Year<\/strong> (<em><strong>first woman to win<\/strong><\/em>)<\/li><li><strong>Seven Indianapolis 500 starts<\/strong> in nine years, including <strong>six consecutive starts<\/strong> (1992-97)<\/li><li><strong>Highest qualifying: sixth &#8211; 1994 Indy 500<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Highest finish: eleventh &#8211; 1992 Indy 500<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Oldest Driver in the field <\/strong>(age 53) &#8211; <strong>2000 Indy 500<\/strong><\/li><li>Raced in 15 Indy races including CART Championship and Indy Racing League.<ul><li>Scored <strong>2 Top-10 qualifying spots; 1 Top-10 Finish (eighth, Orlando 1995)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NATIONAL &amp; INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong>Held 21 international and national closed circuit speed records over a 20-year period, including 225.722 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href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Thunderbird-ad.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Version II<\/a>,<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AZ_Woman_Magazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Bank of Arizona<\/a><\/li><li>Rolex &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rolex-Ad.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Version I<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rolex-Ad-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Version II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Shape-Magazine-advertorial1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shape Magazine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Womens-Sports-Foundation.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women&#8217;s Sports Foundation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Featured articles in<strong> recognized publications,<\/strong> including:<ul><li><em>Allure, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Automobile-Magazine-2003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automobile Magazine<\/a>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Autosport-Magazine-March-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autosport Magazine<\/a>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/More-Than-Just-A-Pretty-Face-April-1996.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beckett Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Commerce-article-on-LSJ.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commerce<\/a>, <em>Cosmopolitan, Elle, Entrepreneurial Woman, Glamour, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Harpers-Bazar-March-1985.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>, <a 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Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lear-Magazine-October-2003.compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lear\u2019s<\/a>, Life, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Living-Fit-Magazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Fit<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/More-Magazine-Dec-05-Jan-06.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a>, New York Post, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/New-York-Times-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/People-Magazine-1993.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Shape-Magazine-advertorial.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shape<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sports-Illustrated-May-1993.compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Time, USA Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Washington-Post-June-19-1996.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a>, Women\u2019s Sport &amp; Fitness, <a href=\"https:\/\/lynstjames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Working-Woman-magazine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Working Woman<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2453\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2453\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Personal Facts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2453\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2453\"><p><strong>Birthplace:<\/strong> Willoughby, Ohio<\/p><p><strong>Residence:<\/strong> Phoenix, Arizona<\/p><p><strong>Education:<\/strong> Graduate of Andrews School for Girls in Ohio. Majored in business; Earned a piano teaching certificate from the St. Louis Institute of Music<\/p><p><strong>Debut in Racing:<\/strong> 1973 Amateur Sports Car Club of America<\/p><p><strong>First Indy Race:<\/strong> 1992 Indianapolis 500<\/p><p><strong>Daughter:<\/strong> Lindsay Vargo<\/p><p><strong>Grandchildren:<\/strong> Marley Grace, Brooks Williams<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LYN&#8217;S BIOGRAPHY Her determination culminated in victories few others can claim&#8230; Learn more about all of Lyn&#8217;s accomplishments! Awards &#038; Recognition 2023 West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 2022 Automotive Hall of Fame Inductee 2021 26th Annual Amelia Island Concours d&#8217;Elegance Honoree 2021 Spirit of Ford Recipient 2020 Sebring Hall of Fame [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3209,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-269","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lyn&#039;s Biography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The professional, business and racing accomplishments of 1992 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Lyn St. James.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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