Danny Harris
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | 400 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1987 Rome | 400 m hurdles |
Danny Lee Harris (born September 7, 1965 in Torrance, California) is a former American 400m hurdles runner who won silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles[1] and the 1987 World Championships in Rome, both behind Edwin Moses. His time of 48.02 in 1984 at age 18 is still the current World Junior Record.[2]
Harris's greatest moment came at a meeting in Madrid in 1987 where he defeated Edwin Moses - who had been undefeated since 1976. Later in the same year, Harris came very close to defeating Moses again in a dramatic final at the World Championships, but Moses defended his title by 2/100 of a second.
Harris could not take part in the 1988 Olympics, just finishing fifth at the 1988 US trials in Indianapolis.
Danny Harris is an alumnus of Perris High School in Perris, California, where he grew up. In 1983, he won the CIF California State Championship in the 300 hurdles,[3] and ran a thrilling anchor leg vs Hawthorne High School's Henry Thomas in the team's second place 4x400 metres relay team see the video, leading Perris to its most impressive showing at the event. He returned to coach the boy's track team in 2001, and he led them to their first League Championship since he ran for the school almost 20 years earlier.
Harris competed collegiately at Iowa State University. He collected three national championships and four Drake Relay titles while at Iowa State. He was never beaten by a collegiate athlete in the 400-meter hurdles during his time at Iowa State. Harris helped lead the Cyclones to three outdoor Big Eight team titles and two indoor crowns during his three year career, collecting 12 Big Eight career titles. Harris set Big Eight records in the 400 hurdles, 600 yards and 4x400 relay. He was inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Fame in 2000.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/danny-harris-1.html
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=J/area=0/sex=M/records.html
- ^ http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm
- ^ http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=605242
[edit] External links
- California State Records before 2000
- IAAF profile for Danny Harris
- USA Track & Field Bio
- Youtube video of 1983 California State Meet 300 Hurdles
- Youtube video of 1983 California State Meet 4x400 Relay
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Edwin Moses |
Men's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1985 |
Succeeded by Edwin Moses |
| Preceded by Kevin Young |
Men's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1990 |
Succeeded by Samuel Matete |
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