Larry Black

Larry Black (actually: Lawrence J. Black, born July 20, 1951 in Miami, Florida; † February 8, 2006 ) was a former American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.

Black was a student at North Carolina Central University and won in this period ( 1971) the NCAA championship over 220 yards.

At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, he won on the 4th of September, the silver medal in the 200 - meter race in 20.19 s, behind Valeri Borzov from the Soviet Union ( 20.00 s ) and before the Italian Pietro Mennea ( 20.30 s ). On September 10, he won the 4 x 100 - meter relay along with his teammate Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker and Eddie Hart in 38.19 s ( which they leveled the national record ), before the teams from the Soviet Union ( 38.50 s ) and the Federal Republic of Germany ( 38.79 s ).

He died on 8 February 2006 at an aneurysm.

4 × 100 metres relay Robert Taylor (sprinter born 1948) Eddie Hart (athlete) David Jacobs (Welsh athlete) Henry Macintosh Charley Paddock Jackson Scholz Loren Murchison Louis Clarke Frank Wykoff James Quinn (athlete) Charles Borah Henry Russell (athlete) Bob Kiesel Emmett Toppino Hector Dyer Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe Foy Draper Barney Ewell Lorenzo Wright Harrison Dillard Dean Smith (athlete) Lindy Remigino Thane Baker Leamon King Ira Murchison Bernd Cullmann Armin Hary Martin Lauer Richard Stebbins Bob Hayes Charles Greene (athlete) Ronnie Ray Smith Jim Hines Lam Jones Millard Hampton Nikolay Sidorov Ron Brown (American football) Calvin Smith Carl Lewis Leroy Burrell Michael Marsh (athlete) Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Jon Drummond Bernard Williams (athlete) Brian Lewis (athlete) Maurice Greene (athlete) Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Nesta Carter Michael Frater Asafa Powell Yohan Blake
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