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Floy Alton Terry (November 24, 1912 – July 13, 2003) was an American javelin thrower. He placed sixth at the
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and third in at the 1937 AAU championships. Competing for Hardin-Simmons, Terry won the 1936 NCAA Championships with a meet-record 226-2 (68.94) to win by over 16 feet. The meet record stood until 1952.


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1912 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Texas People from Brady, Texas American male javelin throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Texas {{US-javelinthrow-athletics-bio-stub