Harrison Dillard - RIP

[gm]

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/...ies-at-96.html

[DoubleRBar]

One of my favorites. He was amazing and I'm very sad to hear this news.

[The Klingon]

So sorry to hear of this.

[bambam1729]

Dillard was the oldest USA Olympic gold medalist in any sport and the oldest living athletics gold medalist. The oldest USA Olympic gold medalist now becomes Eugene Rogers, a 1948 swimming Olympian who won a relay gold. The oldest athletics gold medalist is now Dana Zatopkova, javelin gold medalist from 1952 for Czechoslovakia. The oldest living USA athletics gold medalist now becomes Bob Richards - 1952-56 pole vault champion.

Contrary to what is being written in some obituaries, Dillard was not the oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport. That remains Agnes Keleti, a Hungarian gold medalist from the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in gymnastics.

[Master Po]

https://www.worldathletics.org/news/...llard-obituary

[Trickstat]

Dillard was the oldest USA Olympic gold medalist in any sport and the oldest living athletics gold medalist. The oldest USA Olympic gold medalist now becomes Eugene Rogers, a 1948 swimming Olympian who won a relay gold. The oldest athletics gold medalist is now Dana Zatopkova, javelin gold medalist from 1952 for Czechoslovakia. The oldest living USA athletics gold medalist now becomes Bob Richards - 1952-56 pole vault champion.

Contrary to what is being written in some obituaries, Dillard was not the oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport. That remains Agnes Keleti, a Hungarian gold medalist from the 1952 and 1956 Olympics in gymnastics.

RIP but Zatopkova is older than Dillard.

[bambam1729]

RIP but Zatopkova is older than Dillard.

Yeah, you're right. My bad

[user4]

One of the greatest raw track talents of the 20th century.

[Trickstat]

I can think of only 4 people who have won individual Olympic Gold both on the flat and with barriers/hurdles:

Alvin Kraenzlein
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Harrison Dillard
Kip Keino

Anyone else?

[tandfman]

James Lightbody

[Trickstat]

James Lightbody

Good call the 2590m(!) steeplechase.

[dj]

Walter Tewksbury, 1900 200 & 400H

[dj]

Ville Ritola, 1924 10,000 & Steeple.

[user4]

James Lightbody

good thing his name wasnt Heavyside!