Earl Young (athlete)
Appearance
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Full name | Earl Verdelle Young | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | San Fernando, California, U.S. | February 14, 1941||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 400 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | ACU Wildcats, Abilene | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.5 (1960) 220 yd – 20.9 (1960) 400 m – 45.7 (1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Earl Verdelle Young (born February 14, 1941) is a retired American sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay setting a new world record at 3.02.2. He finished sixth in 400 m, in a time of 45.9 s that matched the former Olympic Record. At the 1963 Pan American Games, Young won gold medals in both 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays.[1]
He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Earl Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Txtfhalloffame". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earl Young (athlete).
- Another fast Christian from Abilene at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2012). Sports Illustrated.
- Biography. Black Star 231. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- Obituary of Oliver Jackson, Young's coach. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Abilene Christian Wildcats men's track and field athletes
- American male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- People from San Fernando, California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- Track and field athletes from California
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)