Robert Clark "Bob" Young (January 15, 1916 – February 3, 2011) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for the United States in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

held in Berlin, Germany in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates

Harold Cagle Harold D. Cagle (August 3, 1913 – November 28, 1977) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won ...

, Edward O’Brien and

Alfred Fitch Alfred Lord Fitch (December 1, 1912 – February 17, 1981) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was born in New York and died in Orange, California. He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held ...

. Young was the youngest member of the team. In the collegiate arena Young competed for UCLA. He was born and died in Bakersfield, California.

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Olympian ran with Owens, proudly insulted Hitler
'' obituary by Steven Mayer in '' The Bakersfield Californian,'' February 3, 2011
The Guy Who Gave Hitler the Finger
1916 births 2011 deaths American male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California Track and field athletes from California Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub