Forrest Towns

Forrest Towns ( Forrest Grady " Spec" Towns; born February 6, 1914 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, † April 9, 1991 in Athens, Georgia ) was an American hurdler who specializes route was the 110-meter distance.

Forrest Towns 1935 was eleventh in the world leaderboard years, 1937 and 1938, he finished seventh. Nevertheless, one can say that Towns had only a big year: 1936 This year, he remained undefeated, he set two world records and come from that year 's 20 best times. . Luckily for Towns was an Olympic year this one year.

His first world record he set at 14.1 in June in Chicago, but with from today's perspective inadmissible tailwind. In the intermediate run of the 1936 Olympic Games he created this world record attempt in good conditions. The finals he won in 14.2 with 0.2 seconds ahead of the British Don Finlay.

On August 27, 1936, followed in Oslo the outstanding world record in 13.7 s Never before or after in the history of the hurdle sprint in world record was as clearly undercut. And it lasted for even fourteen years until Richard Attlesey could beat the record of Towns. Also the validity of the world record is a record in the men's sprint hurdle. Colin Jackson's record from 1993 to 2006 with 12.91 held on the second longest.

After his career Towns worked as a coach at the University of Georgia until 1975.

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