Ivory Crockett
Ivory Crockett (born August 24, 1948) is a former sprinter who, for a time, held the distinction of being "the world's fastest man" when he broke the world record for the 100 yard dash in 1974.
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[edit] Career
Crockett, a track star from Webster Groves in St. Louis County, Missouri, ran college sprints for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. In 1974, ran the fastest 100-yard dash with manual timing of 9.0 seconds, a record he still holds.[1]. This was deemed at the time by the Los Angeles Times as "Immortality in 9 Seconds Flat"[2], and led to him being given the inevitable title of the world's fastest man[3] As a track athlete, Crockett felt that he was often not given proper credit for what he had achieved.[4]
He was also twice USA champion in the 100 yard sprint, in 1969 and 1970.[5]
He, however, never ran in the Olympics for the USA having been eliminated at the semi-final stage of the 1972 USA Olympics trials. [6]
[edit] World Rankings
Crockett was voted to be ranked among the best in the USA and the world in the 100 m sprint event in the period from 1969 to 1974, according to Track and Field News.[7][8]
He was also voted to be ranked 10th in the USA and 4th in the world in the 200 m sprint in 1973.[9][10]
| Year | World rank | US rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 4th | 2nd |
| 1970 | 9th | 5th |
| 1971 | - | 9th |
| 1972[11] | - | 7th |
| 1973[12] | 10th | 3rd |
| 1974[13] | 6th | 3rd |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100yok.htm#2 All-time best performances at 100 yards with manual timing
- ^ *http://frankwykoff2.com/wykoff_congratulates_ivory_crockett.htm Immortality in 9 seconds flat, LA Times.
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/Interviews/June74IV.pdf Archived Track and Field News Interview by Jon Hendershott, June 1974, Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1088625/1/index.htm Sports Ilustrated, 3 June 1974. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003, Track and Field News, Retrieved 3 February 2012
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field, R Hymans, USA Track & Field, 2008
- ^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters". Track and Field News. http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100worldbyathlete.pdf.
- ^ "U.S. Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters". Track and Field News. http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100usbyathlete.pdf.
- ^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters". Track and Field News. http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/200worldbyathlete.pdf.
- ^ "U.S. Rankings Index--Men's 200 meters". Track and Field News. http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/200usbyathlete.pdf.
- ^ 1972 Year Rankings at 100m
- ^ 1973 Year Rankings at 100m
- ^ 1974 Year Rankings at 100m
[edit] External Links
- http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/131, Track and Field News Cover, I June 1974.
- http://www.webster.k12.mo.us/education/projects/projects.php?sectiondetailid=20141&&PHPSESSID=6b3fbb1ebf97cad58562222c088e20a9 Ivory Crockett Run "4" Webster
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Preceded by Charlie Greene |
US National Champion Men's 100 yards 1969-1970 |
Succeeded by Delano Merriweather |
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