Jerry Bright (born July 21, 1947) is an American former sprinter who specialised in the

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. He ranked in the top six of that event nationally at the USA Track and Field Championships from 1967 to 1969. He set personal bests of 20.1 seconds for that event in 1968. He also had bests of 9.4 seconds for the

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and 10.1 seconds for the

100-meter dash The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...

. His sole international medals came at the

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, where he was a relay gold medallist with the United States and a silver medallist in the 200 m behind the leading American athlete,

John Carlos John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional American football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power sal ...

. Bright was also fourth in the 100 m Pan American final.

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at ''trackfield.brinkster.net'' 1947 births Living people American male sprinters Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Track and field athletes from Oakland, California Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub