Al LeConey

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Al LeConey (actually: Jeremiah Alfred LeConey ; born November 3, 1901 in Moorestown , New Jersey , † November 11, 1959 in Plainfield , New Jersey) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

LeConey won the AAU championships over 220 yards in 1922 and, as a student at Lafayette College, the IC4A championships over 100 and 220 yards, as well as over 200 meters at the US track and field championships. At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 he won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay with the world record time of 41.0 s, together with his teammates Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke and Frank Hussey , ahead of the teams from Great Britain ( Silver) and the Netherlands (bronze).

After the Olympics, LeConey ran the 100 yards in 9.4 s. He was denied this, however, because the referees came to the conclusion that he had too much tailwind during this run. In 1932 the US Post issued a postage stamp with his portrait in his honor.

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SURNAME LeConey, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES LeConey, Jeremiah Alfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Moorestown
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1959
Place of death Plainfield, New Jersey