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Liberty Bell Classic – Results
These are the results of the Liberty Bell Classic, an alternative to the 1980 Summer Olympics for the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, boycotting countries. It took place on July 16 and July 17, 1980, in Philadelphia, United States at the Franklin Field. Men's results 100 meters Heats – July 16Wind: Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +1.6 m/s Final – July 17Wind: +0.9 m/s 200 meters Heats – July 16 Final – July 17 400 meters Heats – July 16 Final – July 17 800 meters 1500 meters 5000 meters 110 meters hurdles 17 JulyWind: +2.7 m/s 400 meters hurdles 17 July 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 400 metres relay High jump July 17 Pole vault Long jump July 17 Triple jump July 17 Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Decathlon July 17/18 Women's results 100 meters Heats – July 16 Final – July 17 200 meters Heats – July 16 Final – July 17 400 meters 800 meters 1500 meters 100 meters hurdles 4 × 100 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Bell Classic
The Liberty Bell Classic was a track and field athletics event organized by the Athletics Congress as part of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott and held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on July 16 and 17, 1980. It was named after Philadelphia's Liberty Bell. The U.S. Congress voted to approve $10 million in funding to alternative tournaments in several Olympic sports, to which athletes from boycotting countries would be invited. In addition to the Liberty Bell Classic, the U.S. Gymnastics Federation held an International Invitational tournament in Hartford, Connecticut. Earlier in the year, the United States had considered holding other games in Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Japan, West Germany, or China. The IAAF prohibited any official track and field meet that would clash with the Olympic meet, so the Liberty Bell began three days before the Moscow Games opened (and ten days before the Olympic athletics events began). The Liberty Bell came th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Butler (sprinter)
James Butler (born June 21, 1960) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200-meter dash. He was an NCAA champion and winner at the Liberty Bell Classic Olympic boycott event. He represented the United States at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and placed fifth. He set a 200 m best of 20.23 seconds in 1982. College Collegiately he ran for Oklahoma State University and was the school's first ever winner of the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, doing so in 1982 with a wind-assisted run of 20.07 seconds. Olympics Internationally he looked set to make his Olympic debut with a win at the 1980 United States Olympic Trials, but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead. He ran at the Liberty Bell Classic, an alternative meet for boycotting nations held in Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Paige
Donald J. Paige (born October 13, 1956) is an American retired middle-distance runner. Track career In 1979, while a student at Villanova University, Paige ran an indoor American Record of 2:20.3 for 1000m and a few months later ran a personal best of 3:54.6 for the mile. In June he pulled off a rare 800m/1500m double at the NCAA championships, becoming only the third man to win both events after Ron Delany (1958) and Ross Hume (1945). (In the 800, run only 35 minutes after the 1500m final, he ran a rare negative split race of 54.3/51.9, while in the 1500 he closed his last lap in a swift 53.7, the last 200 being covered in 26.2 seconds.) Two weeks later Paige ran a personal best for the 1500 of 3:37.4, good for 10th place on the all-time U.S. list at that time, in finishing second to Steve Scott at the AAU championships. 1979 culminated with him winning the 1500 meters title at the Pan American Games. In 1980, Paige won the 800 at the USA Olympic Trials on 23 June 1980 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamil Grimes
Hamil Grimes (born 15 October 1956) is a Barbadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References 1956 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Barbadian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Barbados Place of birth missing (living people) {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Saunders (athlete)
Bryan Saunders (9 July 1952 – April 2022) was a Canadian sprint (running), sprinter. He competed in the 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Saunders won a bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1975 Summer Universiade and in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1975 Pan American Games. He finished second behind David Jenkins (sprinter), David Jenkins in the 400 metres event at the British 1976 AAA Championships. Saunders represented Canada in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 1983 World Championships in Athletics. References External links Canadian Olympians * * 1952 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Green (sprinter)
William Ernest Green (May 10, 1961 – March 4, 2012) was an American sprinter. Green came on the scene at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California. As a junior, he won the 1978 CIF California State Meet in the 440 yard dash. The following year he won the 100 yard dash while leading Cubberley team to its only CCS title, just days before the high school was to close forever. While technically still a high schooler, a few weeks later he took third overall at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 45.51, setting the National High School record in the 400 metres. The record lasted two years until it was surpassed in the same meet by Darrell Robinson. Three days later he found himself running in Europe with the big boys. That season culminated in him winning a gold medal with the United States 4 × 400 metres relay team at the World Cup. Green then went to the University of Southern California. He still ranks #5 all time in the 400 metres and is tied for 10th in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Sowerby
Fred Sowerby (''Frederick Oliver Newgent Sowerby;'' born December 11, 1948) is a track and field athlete from Antigua and Barbuda, known primarily for running the 400 metres. Biography At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated by finishing seventh in the quarterfinals while running more than two seconds slower than his personal best of 45.6, set earlier that year. He also anchored his team, finishing last in their qualifying round. Sowerby still holds the Antiguan and Barbudan national records in the 400 metres, and 400 metres hurdles. Sowerby became the first ever flag bearer for Antigua and Barbuda when he carried the flag in the 1976 opening ceremony. Sowerby is also a three-time champion in the now defunct 600 yard dash at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Sowerby is a 1973 graduate of Murray State University, where he was elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. Sowerby, had a successful career as head track and field coach of Delaware State Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan El Kashief
Hassan El-Kasheef (; born 26 March 1956) is a retired Sudanese athlete who competed in the sprints distances. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. El-Kasheef won the British AAA Championships title in the 400 metres event at the 1979 AAA Championships The 1979 AAA Championships sponsored by Nationwide was the 1979 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1979 at the Crystal Palace National S .... International competitions References External links * 1956 births Living people Sudanese male sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Sudan Oregon State Beavers men's track and field athletes African Games gold medalists for Sudan Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sudan Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 All-Africa Games Arab Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Konchellah
Billy Komintai Konchellah (born 20 October 1961 in Kilgoris, Kenya) is a former 800 m runner who won two World Championship gold medals in Rome in 1987 and Tokyo in 1991. Career His victory in the 1991 final was unexpected. He sprinted past Paul Ereng and Jose Luiz Barbosa on the final straight. In 1993 Konchellah made an unexpected comeback when he won the B-race at the meeting in Zurich. He travelled to the World Championships in Stuttgart and looked strong in the heats and semi-finals. However, in the final he lacked the finishing kick that had earned him the gold medal in Tokyo two years before. The race was won by Paul Ruto and Konchellah finished third. Konchellah never won an Olympic medal as he suffered from asthma for long periods of his career which prevented him from entering the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. In the 800 m final at the 1984 Summer Olympics he had finished fourth. Konchellah's World Championships record of 1:43.06 min (1987) lasted until 2019. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Atuti
James Atuti (born 19 March 1954) is a Kenyan former sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the .... References External links * 1954 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Kenyan male sprinters Olympic athletes for Kenya Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter McCoy (athlete)
Walter McCoy (born November 15, 1958) is an American former sprinter who qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. He did compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics. A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, McCoy attended Seabreeze High School. The ''Orlando Sentinel'' named McCoy among their list of the best high school track and field athletes in Central Florida history. McCoy twice finished on the podium at the British AAA Championships finishing second behind fellow American Tony Darden at the 1981 AAA Championships and third at the 1983 AAA Championships. References External links *IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Frazier
Herman Ronald "Herm" Frazier (born October 29, 1954) is a retired American sprinter. He won gold medals in the relay at the 1976 Olympics and 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. Individually he earned a bronze medal in the 400 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He served as chef de mission of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team and as the Athletic Director at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Hawaii. He currently serves as the senior deputy athletics director at Syracuse University. Athlete Frazier started his athletic career as multiple sport athlete at Germantown High School in Philadelphia. He was a member of the Philadelphia Pioneers Track Club where he was coached by Alex Woodley. His collegiate career began at Denison University. He later attended Arizona State University, where he became an All-American sprinter. He was the team captain of the 1977 national championship track team. He graduated from ASU in 1977 with a degree in political science. As a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |