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Athletics At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 Metres
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place between 2 August and 3 August. There were 51 competitors from 28 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Mel Patton. His countryman Barney Ewell earned silver, making this the third consecutive Games the United States took the top two spots in the event. Lloyd La Beach's bronze gave Panama a medal in its debut in the event. Background This was the 10th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Olympics in 1896 but has been on the program ever since. None of the six finalists from the pre-war 1936 Games returned. The Americans were favored. Barney Ewell was the 1946 and 1947 AAU champion. Mel Patton was a short sprint specialist who had been disappointed by a fifth-place finish in the 100 metres earlier in the Games; he had never won an American title at the longer sprint distance. European champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Patton
Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who set the world record in the 100 yard dash of 9.2 seconds in 1948. He also set a 220 yd world record in 1949 on a straightaway of 20.2, breaking the record held by Jesse Owens. Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was ranked first in the world in the 100 m and 200 m events in 1947 and 1949. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Mel Patton or ''Pell Mell'', as he was nicknamed in the late 1940s, made his mark in track and field while a student at the University of Southern California, where he was coached by Dean Cromwell. During his collegiate years, Patton was a member of the Delta-Eta Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He also attended University High School in Los Angeles. Patton won the NCAA 100-yard dash in 1947 and in 1948 and 1949 completed the 100 and 220 yd sprint double at that same meet. In 1947 he tied the 100 yd dash world record of 9.4, which he l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukur Clausen
Haukur Clausen (8 November 1928 – 1 May 2003) was an Olympian and a dentist. Family life Clausen's father was Arreboe Clausen, a merchant and later chauffeur (5 November 1892 – 8 December 1956) and his mother was Sesselja Þorsteinsdóttir Clausen (born 28 December 1905). Haukur had a twin brother, Örn, and a half-brother, Alfreð Clausen (born 1918). On 6 January 1951 Clausen married Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson, with whom he had Örn Friðrik (born 13 July 1951), but they separated just a year later. He married someone else thereafter, with whom he had Anna Marie (born 25 November 1954) and Haukur Arreboe (born 9 October 1959). His last wife was Elín Hrefna Thorarensen (born 17 February 1944), whom he married on 11 March 1967, and by whom he had Ragnheiður Elín (born 16 May 1968) and Þórunn Erna Clausen, an actress (born 12 September 1975). Athletic career Haukur was an athlete from 1946-51. At the age of 19, he made it to the sixth heat of the men's 100 metre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Salman (athlete)
Ali Salman was an Iraqi sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the men's 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... He also represented Iraq in the basketball tournament at the same Olympics. References External links * Year of birth missing Possibly living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Iraqi male sprinters Iraqi men's basketball players Olympic athletes for Iraq Olympic basketball players for Iraq Place of birth missing {{Iraq-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazzard Dill
Florentus Hazzard Willis Dill (1 September 1918 – 20 August 2001) was a Bermudian sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References 1918 births 2001 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Bermudian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Bermuda Place of birth missing People from Sandys Parish {{Bermuda-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Linssen
Fernand Linssen (14 October 1928 – 19 June 2011) was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References 1928 births 2011 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Belgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel García (sprinter)
Angel García Delgado (10 October 1919 – 25 January 1996) was a Cuban sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He finished second in the 1951 Pan American Games 4×100 metre relay (with Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón (born August 5, 1919, in Camagüey – died June 22, 1982, in Camagüey) was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. His major sporting achieve ..., Raúl Mazorra, and Jesús Farrés). García also finished fifth in the 1951 Pan American Games 400 metres. Competition record References 1919 births 1996 deaths Cuban male sprinters Olympic athletes for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Cuba Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abram Van Heerden
Abram van Heerden (7 September 1927 – 3 September 2021) was a South African sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... He died on 3 September 2021, at the age of 93. Competition record References External links * 1927 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics South African male sprinters Olympic athletes for South Africa Place of birth missing {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Morais (athlete)
Nuno Morais (25 April 1923 – 2 September 1986) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... Competition record References 1923 births 1986 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Portuguese male sprinters Olympic athletes for Portugal Place of birth missing {{Portugal-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Shore
Denis Victor Shore (24 May 1915 – 4 April 1963) was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, the 1938 British Empire Games, and the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Johannesburg and died in Durban. He won a gold medal in the 1935 Maccabiah Games The 2nd Maccabiah ( he, המכביה השנייה), aka the Aliyah Olympics, which was held in April 1935, was the second edition of the Maccabiah Games. The Games were held despite official opposition by the British Mandatory government. A total ..., setting a Games record in the 100 m dash. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic 400 metre event. He was also a member of the South African relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4×400 metre relay competition. Twelve years later he was eliminated in the second round of the 200 metre contest and in the semi-finals of the 400 metre event at the 1948 Olympics. At the 1938 Empire Games he won the bronze me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Fortún
Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón (born August 5, 1919, in Camagüey – died June 22, 1982, in Camagüey) was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952. His major sporting achievement was winning the 100 and 200 m double at the 1951 Pan American Games, beating American sprinter Art Bragg in both events. Fortun was ranked by the experts of Track and Field News as 10th in the world in 1950 at 100 m and 5th in 1951. Fortun was a very successful competitor at the Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent .... He won the 100 m 3 times in row (1946, 1950 and 1954) - the first competitor to achieve such a feat. He also won the 200 m once (in 1946) and was second once (in 1950). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Petrakis
Stefanos Petrakis ( el, Στέφανος Πετράκης; 17 December 1924 – 8 May 2022) was a Greek sprinter. Born in Athens, Greece, he competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also the 100 metres champion for Greece at the 1951 Mediterranean Games. At the 1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athl ... he was eliminated in the 100 metres semi-final. References External links * 1924 births 2022 deaths Greek male sprinters Olympic athletes for Greece Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes from Athens Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernabe Lovina
Bernabe Lovina (11 June 1921 – 15 April 1985) was a Filipino sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1921 births 1985 deaths Sportspeople from Pangasinan Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Filipino male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the Philippines Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games {{Philippines-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
