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'''Robert Clark "Bob" Young''' (January 15, 1916 – February 3, 2011) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.<ref name="do">{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGROB01 |title=Robert Young |publisher=databaseOlympics |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930051516/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGROB01 |archivedate=2007-09-30}}</ref> He competed for the United States in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates [[Harold Cagle]], [[Edward O'Brien (athlete)|Edward O’Brien]] and [[Alfred Fitch]].<ref name="do" /> He was the youngest member of the team.<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/bob-young-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/bob-young-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Bob Young}}</ref> In college sports, Young competed for [[UCLA]]. He was born and died in [[Bakersfield, California]].<ref name=sr />
'''Robert Clark "Bob" Young''' (January 15, 1916 &ndash; February 3, 2011) was an [[United States|American]] athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.<ref name="do">[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YOUNGROB01 Profile on databaseOlympics]</ref>

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 the silver medal with his teammates [[Harold Cagle]], [[Edward O'Brien (athlete)|Edward O’Brien]] and [[Alfred Fitch]].<ref name="do"/> Young was the youngest member of the team.<ref name=sr>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/bob-young-1.html Profile at sports-reference.com]</ref> He competed for [[UCLA]].<ref name=sr/>


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*[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ja4FzVR3oAQJ:www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x435839900/Olympian-ran-with-Owens-proudly-insulted-Hitler+%22Bob+Young%22+%2BOlympic&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&source=www.google.ca Robert Young's obituary]
* {{cite news |url=http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x435839902/Olympian-ran-with-Owens-proudly-insulted-Hitler |title=Olympian ran with Owens, proudly insulted Hitler |author=Steven Mayer|work=[[The Bakersfield Californian]] |date=February 3, 2011}} (obituary)
* {{cite web |url=http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/02/the-guy-who-gave-hitler-the-finger/ |title=The Guy Who Gave Hitler the Finger |date=February 20, 2013 |author=Eddie Deezen |website=Today I Found Out}}

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 4x400 m relay

Robert Clark "Bob" Young (January 15, 1916 – February 3, 2011) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.[1] He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Harold Cagle, Edward O’Brien and Alfred Fitch.[1] He was the youngest member of the team.[2] In college sports, Young competed for UCLA. He was born and died in Bakersfield, California.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Robert Young". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Young". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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