Area track team

[Brutal]

I live in California's San Jaoquin Valley.This region of the world has had more than it's fair share of great tracksters over the years.

Olympic medalists.....

decatlon....Bob Mathias Tulare, Rafer Johnson Kingsburg

long jump...Randy Williams Fresno

200...Tommie Smith Lemoore

400...Lee Evans Madera

4x1...Leamon King Delano

4x4...Maxie Parks...Fresno

Then there was.....

Darel Newman Reedley
Larance Jones Lemoore
Tom and Joel Andrews Bakersfield
James Stallworth Tulare
George Gaffney Lemoore
Jackie White Corcoran

How about your stomping gounds?

[Jon]

Re: Area track team

>How about your stomping gounds?




My local club (Birchfield Harriers) have won Olympic gold and bronze medals from the last two Olympics:

Athens:
Mark Lewis-Francis (4x1 gold)
Kelly Sotherton (Hept bronze)

Sydney:
Denise Lewis (Hept gold)
Katharine Merry (400m bronze)


We also have/had:
Derek Redmond
Daniel Caines
Bob Weir
Adam Nelson (yes, that's right)
Judy Simpson
Ashia Hansen
Ian Stewart
Du'aine Ladejo
Jonathan Moore
Helen Karagounis
Geoff Capes
Ainsley Bennet
Robbie Harrison
Karl Keska
Mike Rosswess
Sue Reeve

to name but a few