Robert Cloughen

Robert " Bobby" T. Cloughen ( born January 26, 1889 in New York (New York), United States, † July 12, 1930 in Mountain Lakes (New Jersey ), United States ) was a an American athlete and as a sprinter medal winners at the Olympic summer Games 1908 in London.

Life

Robert Cloughen was the son of Louisa H. Cloughen and the influential entrepreneur John Cloughen, which by the way has held public office in New York City and Borough President was briefly in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which was similar to the post of District Commissioner or District Mayor.

Cloughen attended a Fordham University affiliated colleges, but without attaining a final exam. But he had more success on the football team of the University. Mainly used as a ball carrier he made with his speed sensation. He moved to the Morris High School and was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, at that time a highly respected sports club, where many top athletes had come together.

In 1907 Cloughen with his club participates in the national athletics championships of the Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU). Although Cloughen did not win a title, but contributed to the overall victory of his team in and from then on was a respected athlete. For the Olympic Games, which should be aligned in London in 1908, the club had a number of athletes chosen, including Robert Cloughen belonged.

In London was the first competition for Cloughen the flow number 5 of 17 in the 100 -meter run. Only the winners qualified for the intermediate runs on the following day. Cloughen won his race easily over 4 meters ahead. On the day of intermediate runs over 100 meters above took place in the prelims for the 200 -meter run. Again, qualified by 15 runs, only the winners of the intermediate runs. Had Cloughen in his advance against one opponent, whom he defeated with about 5 meters ahead. The reasons why he is not then also to the intermediate run over 100 meters took unknown.

In the third of four intermediate runs over 200 meters, of which again only the winners came into the final, Cloughen did not have it so easy. He won the race with only a few feet ahead.

In the final Cloughen was underdogs, his opponents could still demonstrate various titles and Olympic experience. Unimpressed delivered Cloughen a strong run. With a leap into the goal he missed by inches to win.

Even in 1908 won Cloughen finally his first title at the national championships of the AAU. He was winner when running over 100 yards of juniors and also started with the seniors about 220 yards, where he finished third. In December 1908 he participated in the National Championships in the indoor part and won over 60 yards, where he equaled the American record by 6.4 seconds, and over 75 yards. In the following weeks and months Cloughen ran more than 70 records and 130 yards. The time of 12.8 seconds over 130 yards ( 118.9 meters) was then the world's fastest ever achieved maturity over this distance. This made Cloughen in the aftermath definitively the best U.S. sprinter.

1909 Cloughen wore as a member of the relay team of his club helping to set a new record for the relay race consisting of five runners over a mile.

1910 Cloughen again two-time champion in the hall about 60 and 75 yards. In addition, he scored at a run over 110 yards, which is not a championship course was, again a record, because 10.8 sec for 110 yards ( 100.6 meters) world had so far no one went. In the same year he was elected to the All America Athletic Team also that represented the best American athletes of the year in their respective discipline. Cloughen received this award as best runner over 75 yards.

Cloughen now visited the New York University and the Savage School of Physical Education in New York. Since 1911 it has been quiet around his sporting career, the reasons lie in the dark. Not until 1922 that occurred Cloughen back into the public eye when he was appointed chief operating manager for athletics at the University of Vermont. In 1926, he joined as a coach for Erasmus Hall Academy.

Cloughen died in 1930 suddenly and unexpectedly during training. It is alleged that he had been preparing for a comeback for the Olympic Games. The previous publications specified in Death August 7 is incorrect and is refuted by the grave of Robert Cloughen on the Green-Wood Cemetery in New York.

Placements at the Olympic Games

• Summer Olympic Games 1908 London 200 m - SILVER 22.6 sec (Gold to Robert Kerr, Canada, with 22.6 sec; bronze to Nathaniel Cartmell, United States, with 22.7 sec )
• 100 m - Flow winner with 11.0 seconds, non-runner in the intermediate run

Note: With the exception of the time of the winner, transit times are estimated, as there was no time measurement for the runners. For them, the residue was found on the winner or pre-placed with a length specification.