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Earl Young
Full name: Earl Verdelle Young
Gender: Male
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: February 14, 1941 in San Fernando, California, United States
Affiliations: ACU Wildcats, Abilene (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Athletics
Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)
Biography
Earl Young took up quarter-miling in his freshman year (1959) at Abilene Christian. In his first season he ran 48.5 for 440y, but showed dramatic improvement in the Olympic year and ran 45.9 for sixth place in the Olympic final before contributing a 45.6 stage on the winning relay team. At the 1963 Pan American Games he won gold with both relay teams in the 4×100 metres (with Ollan Cassell, Ira Murchison, and the non-Olympian Brooks Johnson) and in the 4×400 metres (with Ollan Cassell and the non-Olympians James Johnson and Richard Edmunds). Personal Bests: 100 – 10.5 (1960); 220 – 20.9 (1960); 400 – 45.7 (1960). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | United States | USA | 6 | ||
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | WR |
Men's 400 metres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | Final | 6 | 45.9 | 46.07 | 2 | ||
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 46.1 | 46.29 | |
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat Three | 1 | QU | 46.1 | 46.25 | |
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Seven | 2 | QU | 47.6 | 47.79 |
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | USA | Final | 1 | WR | 3:02.2 | 3:02.37 | 45,52 | |
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 3:08.4 | 3:08.57 | |
| 1960 Summer | 19 | Roma | Athletics | United States | USA | Round One | Heat Four | 1 | QU | 3:10.4 | 3:10.58 |
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