Harold Smallwood
Harold Smallwood ( Robert Harold Smallwood; born March 24, 1915 in San Luis Obispo , † April 20, 1985 in Oxnard ) was an American sprinter who had specialized in the 400-meter run .
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he qualified for the semi-finals, but could not compete because of appendicitis .
In 1936 he became US champion. He set his personal best of 46.4 s on June 19, 1936 in Chicago .
Web links
- Harold Smallwood in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Harold Smallwood in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Smallwood, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smallwood, Robert Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Luis Obispo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1985 |
| Place of death | Oxnard |