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Lee Quincy Calhoun (February 23, 1933 – June 21, 1989) was an American athlete , a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games .
Biography [ edit ] Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Lee Calhoun, representing North Carolina Central University , won the NCAA 120 yd hurdles in 1956 and 1957. He also won the AAU championships in 110 m hurdles in 1956 and 1959 and in 120 yd hurdles in 1957.
At the 1956 Summer Olympics Calhoun surprisingly improved his personal best in 110 m by almost a full second in a final. He ran 13.5 to win the gold medal , edging teammate Jack Davis with a lunge that just got his shoulder across the line in front. He had learned the maneuver from Davis.
Calhoun was suspended in 1958 for receiving gifts on Bride and Groom , a television game show, and seemed to be past his prime for the 1960 Summer Olympics . But shortly before the Rome Olympics, he tied the world record of 13.2 and went to the Olympic Games as a main favourite. In the final, he won in 13.98, beating teammate Willie May by 0.01 seconds.
After retiring from competition, he became a college track coach, first at Grambling State University , then at Yale , and finally at Western Illinois University . He was an assistant Olympic coach at the 1976 Summer Olympics .
He was elected to the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974.
Lee Calhoun died in Erie, Pennsylvania , aged 56.
References [ edit ]
New York Times Obituary
Sports Reference
USATF Hall of Fame Bio
1896 Thomas Curtis (USA ) 1900 Alvin Kraenzlein (USA ) 1904 Frederick Schule (USA ) 1908 Forrest Smithson (USA) 1912 Fred Kelly (USA) 1920 Earl Thomson (CAN) 1924 Daniel Kinsey (USA) 1928 Sid Atkinson (RSA) 1932 George Saling (USA) 1936 Forrest Towns (USA) 1948 William Porter (USA) 1952 Harrison Dillard (USA) 1956 Lee Calhoun (USA) 1960 Lee Calhoun (USA) 1964 Hayes Jones (USA) 1968 Willie Davenport (USA) 1972 Rod Milburn (USA) 1976 Guy Drut (FRA) 1980 Thomas Munkelt (GDR) 1984 Roger Kingdom (USA) 1988 Roger Kingdom (USA) 1992 Mark McKoy (CAN) 1996 Allen Johnson (USA) 2000 Anier García (CUB) 2004 Liu Xiang (CHN) 2008 Dayron Robles (CUB) 2012 Aries Merritt (USA) 2016 Omar McLeod (JAM)
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