John Barnes (athlete)

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John Baird Barnes (born October 12, 1929 in Tulsa , Oklahoma , † August 25, 2004 in Suffolk , Virginia ) was an American participant in the 1952 Olympic Games in the 800-meter run, American champion and world relay record holder.

Life

Barnes was 50% Sioux Indian. Due to very good running performance in high school, he was recruited by Payton Jordan for Occidental College , a small elite university in Los Angeles . In 1951 and 1952 he was college champion over 880 yards, qualified for the 1952 Olympic Games , where he was eliminated in the interim. On the way to Helsinki , together with Bill Ashenfelter , Reggie Pearman and Mal Whitfield, he set a world record in the 4-by-880-yard relay with 7: 29.2 minutes in London . After finishing his sporting career, Barnes worked as a teacher and trainer. Since coaches were considered professional athletes in the USA at the time , a continuation of his athletics career according to the rules of the AAU was blocked.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. up 2nd February 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.clarkhumanities.org
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/bill-ashenfelter-1.html
  3. ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 . 1st February 2017
personal data
SURNAME Barnes, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barnes, John Baird
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American 800m runner
DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Tulsa , Oklahoma , United States
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2004
Place of death Suffolk , Virginia , United States