U.S. 100/200 Doublers At OG

[Per Andersen]

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Thanks Steve. I certainly have spent time over the years in my car, commuting thinking up all kinds of angles regarding the Olympics.
I would have loved to have Stanfield running the 100 in 52 but he was probably concerned with injuries.
But,hey! this year we got Crawford and Gatlin to look forward to!

[tandfman]

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>OK, so if tandfman is right then no Americans ran in both sprints in 1952,1960,1964,1968,1972,1976,1992,2000. Earlier than 1932 I would have to look it up.<


While you're at it, check 1960. I'm pretty sure Ray Norton ran both the 100 and the 200 in Rome.

[highjumpsteve]

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>>OK, so if tandfman is right then no Americans ran in both sprints in
>1952,1960,1964,1968,1972,1976,1992,2000. Earlier than 1932 I would have to
>look it up.<


While you're at it, check 1960. I'm pretty sure Ray Norton
>ran both the 100 and the 200 in Rome.

he absolutely did, finishing 6th and last in both finals.

[Per Andersen]

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Yes, that was stupid of me as Norton was one of the obvious doublers.

[billthedog]

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If I had meant "no American ran in either sprint," I would have said "no American ran in either sprint."

[billthedog]

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The first year appears to be 1928. There was no 200 in 1896, and so both sprints is a null class that year and, to phrase it very awkwardly, you couldn't either run or not run in both sprints.

[c.b]

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chuck smith was the other

[highjumpsteve]

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>chuck smith was the other


thanks cb, but it was bugging me that I could not remember so I looked it up already. But thanks again.

[lilwayne1814]

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I could be wrong on this one but did Torrence and Flo-Jo represent the US at the 88 Oly Games in both the 100 / 200? pls advise