Larry Black

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Larry Black (actually Lawrence J. Black ; born July 20, 1951 in Miami , Florida ; † February 8, 2006 there ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

Black was a student at North Carolina Central University, and during that time won the 1971 NCAA championship over 220 yards .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , on September 4, he won the silver medal in the 200-meter run in 20.19 s, behind Valery Borsov from the Soviet Union (20.00 s) and ahead of the Italian Pietro Mennea (20.30 s ). On September 10th he won the 4 x 100 meter relay together with his teammates Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker and Eddie Hart in 38.19 s (which they equaled the national record), ahead of the teams from the Soviet Union ( 38.50 s) and the Federal Republic of Germany (38.79 s).

He died of an aneurysm on February 8, 2006 .

Best times

  • 100 yards: 9.3 s, Mar 30, 1974, Raleigh
  • 200 m: 20.19 s, September 4, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 20.0 s, June 2, 1972, Billings )

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SURNAME Black, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Black, Lawrence J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2006
Place of death Miami