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Loren Murchison
Full name: Loren Murchison
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (174 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: December 17, 1898 in Farmersville, Texas, United States
Died: June 11, 1979 in Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
Affiliations: Newark Athletic Club
Country: 
United States
Sport: Athletics
Medals: 2 Gold (2 Total)
Biography
Loren Murchison of the New York AC was one of the finest Olympic sprinters of all-time. In addition to two relay gold medals he reached the individual sprint finals three times. Murchison won his first AAU title in 1918 when he took the 220 y and in 1923 he won the AAU sprint double, repeating that feat at the 1925 British championships. Indoors he won the AAU five times and set numerous world records at distances varying from 50m to 300 y. Personal Bests: 100 – 10.5 (1924); 200 – 21.5e (1924). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | United States | USA | 6 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | United States | USA | 4 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | WR |
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | United States | USA | 6 | ||
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | United States | USA | 1 | Gold |
Men's 100 metres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | MB | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Final | 6 | 11.1est | 1 m. bh5 | 2 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 11.2est | ½ m bh2 | |
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat One | 2 | QU | 10.9est | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Three | 1 | QU | 10.8 | ||
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Final | 6 | 11.0 | 2 | |||
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 3 | QU | 11.2 | ||
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 10.8 | ||
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU | 10.8 |
Men's 200 metres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | MB | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Final | 4 | 22.2est | close | 6 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 22.6 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 22.8 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Eight | 1 | QU | 23.2 |
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | USA | Final | 1 | WR | 42.2 | ||
| 1920 Summer | 21 | Antwerpen | Athletics | United States | USA | Round One | Heat One | 1 | QU | 43.0 | |
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | USA | Final | 1 | =WR | 41.0 | 1 | |
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU/WR | 41.0 | |
| 1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Athletics | United States | USA | Round One | Heat Six | 1 | QU/WR | 41.2 |
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