Emerson Spencer

Spencer Emerson ( Emerson Lane " Bud " Spencer, born October 10, 1906 in San Francisco; † 15 May 1985 in Palo Alto) was an American sprinter who was successful in the late 1920s in the 400 -meter run. He competed for Stanford University.

His success was the year 1928.

He won in 47.7 seconds at the NCAA Championships over 440 y. Also, get him three world records:

  • S over 400 m on May 12, 1928 in Palo Alto in 47.0 He improved the twelve -year-old record set by Ted Meredith by four tenths of a second. He lost the record almost four years later, when Ben Eastman it 's squeezed to 46.4.
  • As a member of the U.S. team in the 4 x 400 - meter relay: on August 5, 1928 at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam: Gold in 3:14,2 min ( Team: George Baird, Spencer, Fred Alderman and Ray Barbuti ) ahead of Germany ( silver in 3:14,8 min ) and Canada (Bronze in 3:15,4 min). In the individual race, he was not at the start.
  • On August 11, 1928 in London: 3:13,4 min ( Team: Baird, Hurdle specialist Morgan Taylor, Barbuti and Spencer )
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