World Records
4 x 800 Metres/4 x 880 yards (804.67m) RELAY
IAAF ERA
7:29.2y USA London 04.08.1952
William Ashenfelter 1:55.4 - Reginald Pearman 1:50.3 - John Barnes 1:52.6 - Malvin Whitfield 1:50.9. International Match, British Empire - USA, White City Stadium: 1. USA 7:29.2 (all 3 watches 7:29.2), 2. Empire (John Ross (CAN) 1:54.2, E.K. Robinson 1:55.5, Jack Hutchins (CAN) 1:51.4, Albert Webster 1:55.1) 7:36.2
7:28.0 UDA Praha (TCH) Stara Boleslav 29.07.1953
Dusan Cikel 1:53.0 - Alfred Strzinek 1:53.0 - Ludvik Liska 1:52.0 - Stanislav Jungwirth 1:50.0. Worl Record attempt, 363.80m track, 16.50 Hr: 1. UDA Praha 7:28.0 (all 3 watches 7:28.0) 2. UDA Praha II 8:05.0, 3. Combined Team 8:23.0
7:27.3y Fordham University (USA) Los Angeles 21.05.1954
Terrence Foley 1:54.7 - Frank Tarsney 1:53.3 - Bill Persichetty 1:51.1 - Thomas Courtney 1:48.2. Coliseum Relays, Memorial Coliseum, 20.50 Hr: 1. Fordham 7:27.3 (7:27.2 - 7:27.3 - 7:27.3), 2. California U. (Al Baeta 1:55.4, Ed Wilson 1:51.5, Len Simpson 1:52.1, Lon Spurrier 1:49.5) 7:28.5, 3. Occidental College (Everett Trander 1:55.1, Claude Fiddler 1:52.4, Edward Shinn 1:51.6, James Terrill 1:49.8) 7:28.9, 4. Oklahoma A&M 7:30.1, 5. Michigan 7:32.3, 6. Arizona State 7:35.3, 7. USC (Martel Montgomery, Ernie Amador, Fernando Ledesma, Bill Taylor) 7:44.5.
Source: IAAF Progression of World Best Performances and Official World Records 1999 edition.
Thomas Courtney anchored Fordham in 1:48.2. Mal Whitfield (USA) set the world 880 yard record of 1:48.6 on July 17, 1953 at Turku, Finland.
Tom Courtney From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic medal record
Men’s athletics
Competitor for the United States
Gold 1956 Melbourne 800 metres
Gold 1956 Melbourne 4x400 metres relay
Thomas ("Tom") William Courtney (born August 17, 1933) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Tom Courtney came into national prominence while a student at Fordham University, winning the 1955 NCAA 880 yd (805 m) title.
An AAU champion in 400 m at 1956 and in 880 yd (805 m) at 1957 and 1958, Courtney had a memorable duel with Derek Johnson of Great Britain in the 1956 Olympic 800 m final. Johnson took a narrow lead with 40 metres to go, but finally Courtney won by 0.13 seconds, and collapsed with exhaustion. He later wrote:
"It was a new kind of agony for me. My head was exploding, my stomach ripping and even the tips of my fingers ached. The only thing I could think was, 'If I live, I will never run again.'"
The medal ceremony had to be delayed for an hour while he and Johnson recovered. But Courtney did run again. He was the anchorman on the gold medal 4 x 400 m relay team. He also set a world record of 1:46.8 in the 880 yd (805 m) on May 24, 1957.
Courtney received a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in 1955, and since 1994, the (autographed) varsity jacket from his college track days hangs in a display case along with similar memorabilia from other great Fordham athletes, such as Vince Lombardi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Courtney
Lon Spurrier anchored the University of California in Berkeley.
"Cal's first great half-miler who set a world record in the 880 in 1955 (1:47.5), Lon Spurrier was also a Gold Medalist in 1956 as part of the U.S. 1600 meter relay team and finished sixth in the 800 meters at the same Melbourne Games. Spurrier claimed numerous conference and national titles, including the IC4A 880 title in 1952 and the PCC 880 crown in 1953. He anchored Cal's two-mile relay team that broke the world record in 1954. Spurrier qualified for the Pan Am Games by finishing first in the Pan Am Trials with the fifth-fastest time in American history in the spring of '55. He finished second in the 800 meters and first in the 1600 relay at the Pan Am Games in Mexico City in '55. After graduation, Spurrier served as the president of the Big C Society and was a warden in the Order of the Golden Bear."
http://www.calbears.com/genrel/043098aaa.html
1:47.5y Lon Spurrier (USA) Berkeley March 26, 1954
James Terrill anchored Occidental. Terrill '54-1956 Olympic Trials in 800...world ranked with 1:48.9 best…4:09.9 mile…anchored world record-beating 2 mile relay team…Prominent collegiate track coach.
Bill Taylor anchored USC. He has been the coach at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo for 34 years.
Jack Hutchins (Canada), who ran the third leg for the British Empire in 1952, is the grandfather junior Clayton Hutchins (Sir Francis Drake HS, San Anselmo), first team Marin County League Cross Country.
Jack Hutchins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John 'Jack' William Hutchins (born 8 June 1926, Vancouver, British Columbia, died April 8, 2008, West Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian middle distance runner. Hutchins was the Canadian national record holder in the 880 yards for the years 1946, 1947 and 1951 (shared with Bill Parnell), and the 440 yard Canadian and British Columbia record holder in 1951. He competed for Canada in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England having won at the trials in the 880m and coming in 2nd in the 1500m. He competed again at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Hutchins also competed at the British Empire Games (Commonwealth Games) in 1950 and 1954, winning the silver medal in the 880 yards in 1950.[1]
Hutchins attended the University of Oregon, where he obtained his BSc. He was coached by Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike and won several titles as a university track and field athlete, setting records in the mile run. He was an All-American in 1951-52, received the Jack Davies and Oregon Emerald Awards and was the AAU outstanding Canadian track and field athlete in 1952.
Hutchins continued to compete throughout his life and won numerous events in both the United States and Canada and participated in the Vancouver Sun Run in 2007, at the age of 80 with a time of 1.09.27.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hutchins
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