Arthur Blake (hurdler)

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Arthur Blake (born August 19, 1966 in Bartow , Florida ) is a former American hurdler whose special route was the 110-meter distance .

The 1984 Pan-American junior champion finished eighth at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1990 he won bronze at the Goodwill Games . At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he reached the semifinals.

He graduated from Florida State University with a degree in communications in 1990 and moved back to his hometown of Haines City .

Personal bests

  • 50 m hurdles (indoor): 6.49 s, February 17, 1990, Cleveland
  • 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.51 s, February 4, 1990, Fairfax
  • 110 m hurdles (99 cm): 13.25 s, May 11, 1984, Winter Park (former junior world record)
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.24 s, June 24, 1988, Lausanne

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Footnotes

  1. World's Fastest Rotarian? In: The Rotarian. April 1993, p. 53