Who am I?

[lovetorun]

In 1970 he set the world record in his event and in 1972 won a silver medal at the Munich Olympics. Who am I?

[Per Andersen]

Bob Seagren?

[Bruce Kritzler]

Tom Hill

[TrackCEO]

Tom Hill

For 50 extra points, who was Tom's coach at Arkansas State?

Hint: He was my coach at Kansas.

K E N

[lovetorun]

Keep trying...here's a hint...his event is a running event.

[Double R Bar]

Did he win the silver medal in Munich in the same event that he set the 1970 world mark?

[SQUACKEE]

Emil?

[lovetorun]

Did he win the silver medal in Munich in the same event that he set the 1970 world mark?

Yes.

[Double R Bar]

I can't think of any man (can't be a woman; you said he) who took a silver medal in Munich in 1972 and also broke a world record in 1970. Maybe it's a relay event. I do remember Kerry O'Brien setting a world steeplechase record around 1970 or 1971, but he didn't even make the Munich final.

[cullman]

Keep trying...here's a hint...his event is a running event.

I think it might be Ralph Mann! I know he set his WR in the 440 yard intermediate hurdles around and about 1970.

cman

[Bruce Kritzler]

Tom Hill

For 50 extra points, who was Tom's coach at Arkansas State?
K E N

Guy Koetchel(sp?)

[lovetorun]

Yes cullman...Ralph Mann ,who graduated from my alma mater, BYU! On June 20,1970 he won the NCAA 440 hurdles race in a WR 48.8 and then placed second in Munich for the silver medal.

[Double R Bar]

It took a world record to beat Ralph Mann in Munich and Ralph barely beat the previous Olympic champion for second place.
I was thinking metric and forgot about the 440 yard hurdles world mark in 1970. I sat right in back of Ralph's wife during that Munich final.

[SQUACKEE]

I actually saw that race and still couldnt answer the damn question!

[tandfman]

I actually saw that race and still couldnt answer the damn question!

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