Karl Warner

Karl Warner ( Karl DeWitt Warner ; born June 23, 1908 in Woodbury , Connecticut , † September 5, 1995 in Rochester , New York ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion who was successful in the 400-meter run in the early 1930s was.

In 1933 he was US runner-up. He started for Yale University .

At the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles , Warner was involved in two world records in the 4-by-400-meter relay :

on August 6, 1932: 3: 11.4 min. The previous record, set at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam , was 3: 14.2 minutes.
on August 7, 1932: 3: 08.2 min (gold medal). This world record is one of the longest-lived in the history of athletics, as it was not until 1952 that the Jamaican quartet set it to 3: 03.9 minutes.

The US relay ran with both world records with the cast of Ivan Fuqua , Edgar Ablowich , Warner and Bill Carr .

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SURNAME	Warner, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	DeWitt Warner, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	June 23, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH	Woodbury (Connecticut)
DATE OF DEATH	5th September 1995
Place of death	Rochester (New York)