Robert Young (athlete)
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Representing the  United States
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1936 Berlin | 4x400 m relay |
Robert Young (Robert Clark "Bob" Young; January 15, 1916 in Bakersfield, California – February 3, 2011 in Bakersfield, California) 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] Young was the youngest member of the team.[2]In the collegiate arena Young competed for UCLA.[2]
1936 Olympics
He set a world record for the two-mile relay.
References
External links
- Olympian ran with Owens, proudly insulted Hitler, obituary by Steven Mayer in The Bakersfield Californian, February 3, 2011
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