Lee Calhoun

Lee Quincy Calhoun ( born February 23, 1933, Laurel, Mississippi, † 21 June 1989 in Erie, Pennsylvania) was an American track and field athlete.

Lee Calhoun appeared in 1956 on top of the world in the 110- meter hurdles, as he was able to beat the world record holder Jack Davis in the finals of the AAU Championships. At the Olympic Games in 1956 but he could in the final again, this time very scarce, prevail against Jack Davis. Both were stopped in 13.5, without a headwind, it probably would have been a new world record. Third place went to Joel Shankle, as the best non-US Americans came Martin Lauer on place 4

1957 Calhoun again won the AAU championship, the year after he was blocked because it was adopted by a television company at his wedding gifts.

In 1959 he was back, but lost the end of the year against the current world record holder Martin Lauer.

1960 Calhoun qualified behind Hayes Jones for the Olympic Games. In a preparatory race in Bern Calhoun presented on August 21, with a 13.2 the world record of Lauer.

At the Olympic Games in 1960, the result reads as 1956. Calhoun wins gold at the same time ( 13.8 ) before Willie May, behind Hayes Jones, the third American and Martin Lauer fourth. However, the distance from Lauer on gold in 1956 was 1.0 sec; In 1960, he was only 0.2 seconds behind gold.

After the 1960 season, Lee Calhoun stepped on the sports stage. After his career Calhoun worked as a coach.

Lee Calhoun was the first in Olympic history to repeat his victory over Olympic 110-meter hurdles. And only Roger Kingdom, the Olympic champion in 1984 and 1988 could repeat Calhouns double victory.

1896: Thomas Curtis | 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein | 1904: Fred School | interludes 1906: Robert Leavitt | 1908: Forrest Smithson | 1912: Fred Kelly | 1920: Earl Thomson | 1924: Daniel Kinsey | 1928: Sydney Atkinson | 1932: George Saling | 1936: Forrest Towns | 1948: William Porter | 1952: Harrison Dillard | 1956: Lee Calhoun | 1960: Lee Calhoun | 1964: Hayes Jones | 1968: Willie Davenport | 1972: Rod Milburn | 1976: Guy Drut | 1980: Thomas Munkelt | 1984: Roger Kingdom | 1988: Roger Kingdom | 1992: Mark McKoy | 1996: Allen Johnson | 2000: Anier Garcia | 2004: Liu Xiang | 2008: Dayron Robles | 2012: Aries Merritt

List of Olympic champion in athletics

  • Man
  • Americans
  • Olympic gold medalist ( Athletics )
  • Olympian (United States)
  • Born in 1933
  • Died in 1989
  • Hurdler (United States)
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