Duke Olympic Trivia

[MJR]

According to the Clausen bio on the USATF web site, he's now living in Stevens Point, WI and is a law student at the University of Wisconsin.

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Clausen_Curt.asp

USATF bios are always out of date. Clausen transfered to Duke Law, graduated this May and is practicing Law in NYC.

[cladthin]

FWIW, I heard today that Dave Sime has been serving as a volunteer asst. with the Lees-McCrae college track team-Banner Elk, NC( Less than 20 miles from Boone, NC-home of Appalachian State.).

[tandfman]

de nada, dhjs !

[dukehjsteve]

According to the Clausen bio on the USATF web site, he's now living in Stevens Point, WI and is a law student at the University of Wisconsin.

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Clausen_Curt.asp

danke, tfm !

[tandfman]

According to the Clausen bio on the USATF web site, he's now living in Stevens Point, WI and is a law student at the University of Wisconsin.

http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Clausen_Curt.asp

[dukehjsteve]

Slight hijack here.

What Duke Alum and current student won a World Champs medal. Bonus points for details.

That's got to be Curt Clausen, Duke alum and world-class walker. But what's this about "current student" ?

This is a "bump" for MJR... need a response to the above, from some days ago.

[cullman]

I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was.

Enrique Figuerola of Cuba. Silver ahead of Canada's own Harry Jerome in the Tokyo 100 and a silver in the Mexico City relay.

[dukehjsteve]

dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one!

attaboy !

[paulthefan]

dukehjer can I at least get an attaboy for conceiving that one!

[tandfman]

Yeah, I eventually looked it up, too. I never would have come up with the name although I certainly remember the guy.

[dukehjsteve]

I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was.

That was one tough question, I gave up and looked it up. tandfman, you are on the track !

[tandfman]

I asssume you're referring to Dave Sime and whoever finished fourth in the 100 in Rome. Scratching my head and blanking on who it was.

[paulthefan]

a better question for the daily double

Had it not been for this duke grad one of the greatest dash men of the 60 would not have waited until after his 27th birthday to collect his first olympic medal and would have attained sprint medals in 3 successive olympics?

[Per Andersen]

I'm sure this has been posted here before, but Tarmak used to be part of the '70s trivia question of "name high jumpers" who can jump off themselves.

Others were Dwight Stones, Tom Woods, Benn Fields..... more?

Staffan Strand and Stefan Holm.

[Double R Bar]

This would be a tough jump, but how about Ben Hedges?