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Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 26 & July 27. The Jamaican team won the final, with the medalists breaking the 20-year-old world record. Herb McKenley's third leg of 44.6, credited with pulling Jamaica into contention from 10 metres back, is considered one of the greatest relay legs in history, and on the last leg, George Rhoden, the Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 400 metres champion and Mal Whitfield the Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres, 800 metres champion, ran virtually shoulder to shoulder, but Rhoden was able to keep the lead, and beat Whitfield by a yard. Results Heats Round One Heat One Round One Heat Two Round One Heat Three Final Key: WR = World record References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 Metre Relay Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Men's 4x400 metre relay Relay foot races at the Olympics Men's even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Wint
Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE (25 May 1920 – 19 October 1992) was a Jamaican Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War, sprinter, physician, and later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Competing at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, whilst a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, he won two gold and two silver medals, becoming the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist. Biography Arthur Wint, known as the ''Gentle Giant'', was born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica. While at Calabar High School, he ran sprints and did both the high jump and long jump. He later transferred to Excelsior High School, where he finished his secondary education. In 1937 he was the Jamaica Boy Athlete of the year, and the following year won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the Central American Games in Panama. Saving the money for his flight to europe In 1942 he joined the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and set the Canadian 400-metre record while training there. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |