Leamon King

Leamon King

Medal record
Men'sathletics
RepresentingtheUnited States
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	4x100 metres relay

Leamon King(February 13, 1936 – May 22, 2001) was anAmericanathletewho jointly held theworld recordfor the 100-metersprintfor men from 1956 to 1960.

King, a graduate of theUniversity of California, Berkeley,became joint holder of the record on October 20, 1956 inOntario, California,with a time of 10.1 seconds, equal withWillie WilliamsandIra Murchison,and repeated the time a week later inSanta Ana, California.(In 1956, times were only recorded to the nearest tenth of a second.)Ray Nortonalso recorded a time of 10.1 seconds in 1959. The first person to run unambiguously faster in competition wasArmin Haryin 1960.

He also jointly held the world 100 yard record with a time of 9.3 seconds.

King, along with Murchison,Thane Baker,andBobby Morrow,won a gold medal at the1956 Summer OlympicsinMelbournein the 4x100 metre relay. He ran the second leg of the race.

After retiring from athletics, King returned to his job as a schoolteacher, living inDelano, California.He had been a successful student athlete, breaking and making records, atDelano High School,making the finals at theCIF California State Meetin both the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash each of his four years, winning the 100 once and the 220 twice.

External links

Leamon KingatOlympedia