Max Truex

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Max Edwin Truex (born November 4, 1935 in Warsaw , Indiana , † March 24, 1991 in Milton , Massachusetts ) was an American long distance runner who took part in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games . He was two American champions over 6 miles. He died of Parkinson's at the age of 55.

Life

In high school in Warsaw, Indiana, Truex ran the American youth record for a mile, which earned him a scholarship to USC . Here and later with the US Air Force and the Southern California Striders , he became the best American long distance racer of the 1950s, which were largely dominated by Europeans. He held all American records from 3000 m to 10,000 m. After graduating from college, he joined the US Air Force for four years and became an Air Force Master. With the money from the Air Force he could afford to continue his studies. He studied law at USC and practiced law in Los Angeles . He was considered an expert in real estate law. In 1979 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease , and in 1981 he made his last plea in court. He tried to fight the disease in China with unconventional methods. At his best, he weighed 58 kg and was 1.66 m tall. In 1960 he was 6th at the Olympic Summer Games over 10,000 m.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/26/obituaries/max-truex-55-dies-star-runner-of-50-s.html on . June 7, 2016
  2. ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 . June 7, 2016
  3. ↑ http://yesteryear.clunette.com/truex.html on . June 7, 2016
  4. ↑ http://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?id=174 on . June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.mondaybooks.com/when_science_goes_wrong/assets/When%20Science%20Goes%20Wrong%20-%20Neuroscience.pdf on . June 7, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Truex, Max
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Truex, Max Edwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1991
Place of death Milton , Massachusetts