Edgar Ablowich

Edgar Ablowich ( Edgar Allen Ablowich ; born April 29, 1913 in Greenville , Texas , † April 6, 1998 in Virginia Beach , Virginia ) was an American hurdler and sprinter , who in the early 1930s mainly in the 400-meter Hurdle race was successful.

In 1934 he was US runner-up in this discipline.

He took part in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Since he was only fourth over 440 yards in 47.5 s at the AAU championships, which also served as eliminations, he was only nominated for the 4 x 400 meter relay , which was made up of Ivan Fuqua , Ablowich, Karl Warner and Bill Carr competed and in the world record time of 3: 08.2 min by a large margin ahead of the British (silver in 3: 11.2 min) and the Canadians (bronze in 3: 12.8 min) Won the gold medal. This record, set on August 7, 1932, is one of the longest-lived in athletics history: It was not until June 27, 1952, after almost twenty years, that the Jamaican team set it to 3: 03.9 minutes.

After retiring from his career, Ablowich taught economics at the University of Wyoming .

Web links

• Edgar Ablowich in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Image by Ablowich