Reggie Pearman

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Reginald James Reggie Pearman III (born May 23, 1924 in Manhattan , New York , † June 11, 2012 in Silver Spring , Maryland ) was an American middle-distance runner of Ethiopian descent who finished seventh at the 1952 Summer Olympics .

Life

Pearman was a multiple Masters in New York State in high school . Due to his African origins, however, he was not offered a scholarship from New York University , so he enrolled at this university on his own account, started as a walk-on for the team and obtained a bachelor's degree in education . He interrupted his studies for his military service, where he was mainly used in the Philippines . He could not qualify for the 1948 Summer Olympics because he had to end the competition in the run-up to the eliminations by kicking the Achilles tendon . After college, he joined the New York Pioneer Club , New York's first ethnically integrated track and field club , and went on to work as a middle school teacher. In 1952 he qualified for the Olympic Games. On the way to Helsinki , together with Bill Ashenfelter , John Barnes and Mal Whitfield, he set a world record in the 4 x 880 yards season with 7: 29.2 min in London and only five days later in the same place in White City Stadium set another world record with the 4x440 yards relay with 3: 08.8 min ( Gene Cole , Jesse Mashburn , Reggie Pearman, Mal Whitfield). It was also used in the Korean War. He could not qualify for the 1956 Summer Olympics, was still American champion over 440 yards in 1957 , then ended his sporting career and joined the Peace Corps , for which he was used as a development worker in Venezuela . He then worked at the United States Department of Education , where he retired after 30 years as a department head. In parallel, he had completed his Masters and PhD in educational administration from the University of Massachusetts . After his retirement, he taught education at Cornell University and California State University .

During his playing days he was 1.86 m tall and weighed 76 kg, his best times were 45.7 s for 440 yards and 1: 51.5 min for 880 yards.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In some publications the origin is indicated with Bermuda .
  2. ^ Olympics . sports-reference. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://alumni.nyu.edu/s/1068/alumni/interior_3col.aspx?sid=1068&gid=1&pgid=7139&utm_content=buffer38e29&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
  4. ^ Arnd Krüger : American sport between isolationism and internationalism. Competitive sport. 18: 1, pp. 43-47 (1988) ; 2, pp. 47-50 . 1st February 2017
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/bill-ashenfelter-1.html
  6. ↑ http://gbrathletics.com/wrb.htm on . on February 2, 2017
  7. ^ Reggie Pearman, Postwar Middle-Distance Runner, Dies at 89 The New York Times, June 15, 2012, ed. 2nd February 2017
personal data
SURNAME Pearman, Reggie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pearman III, Reginald James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Manhattan , New York City
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2012
Place of death Silver Spring , Maryland