Glenn Hardin
athletics | ||
silver | 1932 | 400 meter hurdles |
gold | 1936 | 400 meter hurdles |
Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin (* 1. July 1910 in Derma , Mississippi ; † 6. March 1975 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) was an American athlete , who in the 1930s years, over 400 meters hurdles was successful. Starting for Louisiana State University, the athlete ran three world records and won two Olympic medals.
Glenn Hardin's son Billy was AAU and NCAA champion in the 400 meter hurdles (50.1 and 50.2 s) in 1964 and took part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
successes
- World records
- 52.0 s on August 1, 1932 in Los Angeles (setting of Morgan Taylor's 4-year-old record )
- 51.8 s on June 30, 1934 in Milwaukee
- 50.6 s on July 26, 1934 in Stockholm . This record was not improved until 19 years later, making it one of the longest-lived in athletics.
- 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles: Silver in 51.9 s behind Irishman Bob Tisdall in 51.7 s and in front of his compatriot Morgan Taylor in 52.0 s
- 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin: Gold in 52.4 s in front of the Canadian John Loaring in 52.7 s and the Philippines Miguel White in 52.8 s
- national championships:
Web links
- Glenn Hardin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARDIGLE01
- http://usatf.org/athletes/hof/hardin.asp
- Biography ( Memento from September 16, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hardin, Glenn |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hardin, Glenn Foster (full name); Hardin, Slats (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Derma (Mississippi) |
DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1975 |
Place of death | Baton Rouge |