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Earl Young (athlete)

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Earl Young
Young at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEarl Verdelle Young
Born(1941-02-14)February 14, 1941(age 83)
San Fernando, California,U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 400 m
ClubACU Wildcats, Abilene
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)100 m – 10.5 (1960)
220 yd – 20.9 (1960)
400 m – 45.7 (1960)
Medal record
RepresentingtheUnited States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1963 São Paulo 4×400 m relay

Earl Verdelle Young(born February 14, 1941) is a retiredAmericansprinter. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay setting a newworld recordat 3.02.2. He finished sixth in 400 m, in a time of 45.9 s that matched the former Olympic Record. At the1963 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

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  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Earl Young".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-18.
  2. ^"Txtfhalloffame".Archived fromthe originalon 2017-01-16.Retrieved2017-01-15.
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