John Norton

Full name: John Kelley Norton
Gender: Male
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Born: April 16, 1893 in Santa Clara, California, United States
Died: December 28, 1979 in New York, New York, United States
Affiliations: Olympic Club, San Francisco (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

After setting a world record of 54.2 for the 440y hurdles in April 1920, John Norton finished second to Frank Loomis at the Final Trials in July. The following month he again placed second to Loomis in the Olympic final. Norton had attended Stanford and later represented the Olympic Club of San Francisco.

Personal Best: 400H – 53.1y (1921).

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1920 Summer	27	Antwerpen	Athletics	Men's 400 metres Hurdles	United States	USA	2	Silver

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Country	Phase	Unit	Rank		T	MB	L
1920 Summer	27	Antwerpen	Athletics	United States	Final		2		54.6est	4 m. bh1	5
1920 Summer	27	Antwerpen	Athletics	United States	Semi-Finals	Heat One	3	QU	56.2est	5 m. bh2
1920 Summer	27	Antwerpen	Athletics	United States	Round One	Heat Three	1	QU	57.6

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