Herbert Larry "Buster" Quist (born April 1, 1936)Buster Quist
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2018-01-07. is an American former

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who specialized in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

. His greatest achievement was a gold medal for the United States at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...

held in Chicago, where he set a games record of to succeed

Bud Held Franklin Wesley "Bud" Held (born October 25, 1927) is an American athlete primarily notable for his performance throwing the javelin. He was born in Los Angeles, California. College career Held started as a pole vaulter at Grossmont High School ...

. Despite this, he never won a national title, with his best national placing being second to

Al Cantello Al Cantello (born June 9, 1931) is a retired American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps. He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States Naval Academy from 1963 to 2018. He graduated from ...

at the 1959

USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Oly ...

. His personal record of (old javelin model) was set in

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on July 19, 1959. Quist grew up in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

and attended

Albuquerque High School Albuquerque High School is a public high school near Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. It is a part of the Albuquerque Public Schools district. Enrollment at AHS stands at 1,741. AHS was named the 43rd best high school in the state ...

. His skills at throwing baseballs long distances caught the attention of the school's track coach, Pete McDavid, who encouraged Quist to try out the javelin. He won a scholarship to attend the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

and was part of the college's football and track teams, including an undefeated streak in the javelin for the

New Mexico Lobos The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico, located in Albuquerque. The university participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999, after leaving the Western Athle ...

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level. A failure to make the American Olympic teams of 1960 and 1964 led to him abandoning the sport. At the age of seventy, he took up

masters track and field Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair comp ...

and managed to throw beyond 117 feet (35 meters). At college he was a

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candidate, runner-up at the

NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate outdoor track and field competition for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Athlete's individual performances earn points for ...

in 1958 and 1959 (to John Fromm then Bill Alley), and a Sullivan Award nominee. Following his retirement from the sport he worked in the insurance industry.Buster Quist
New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved on 2018-01-07.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quist, Buster Living people 1936 births Track and field athletes from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male javelin throwers Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games

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