Harry Williamson (athlete)
Harry Webb Williamson (11 July 1913 – 8 April 2000) was an American middle-distance runner. Originally viewed more as a miler, he made the Olympic final at 800 meters in 1936. He was a native of High Point, North Carolina. Career Williamson, representing the North Carolina Tar Heels, was the 1934 Southern Conference champion at both 880 yards and the mile. At the NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ... championships he placed fourth in the mile; as an upcoming talent, he was viewed as one of America's brightest hopes for the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1935 he placed second in the 1935 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, NCAA championship mile, losing by inches to Emporia State University, Emporia State's Archie San Romani as both were timed in 4:19.1. A ...
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Middle-distance Running
Middle-distance running events are Track and field#Running, track races longer than Sprint (running), sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1500 m came about as a result of running laps of a 400 m outdoor track or laps of a 200 m indoor track, which were commonplace in continental Europe in the 20th century.1500 m – Introduction
IAAF. Retrieved on 5 April 2010.

Events

500 metres

A very uncommon middle-distance event that is sometimes run by sprinters for muscle stamina training.

600 yards

This was a popular distance, particularly indoors, when Imperial units, imperial distances were common. In ...
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