Jack Yerman
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| Gold | 1960 Rome | 4×400 m relay |
Jack Lloyd Yerman (born Oroville, California, February 5, 1939) is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4×400 m relay team.[1]
Yerman won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4×400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2.[2]
Yerman also played football for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.[3]
Yerman currently lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.
Jack Yerman is a Latter-day Saint.[4] He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.[5]
[edit] World Records
- Mile Relay
- 1600 Meter Relay
- Two Mile Relay
- Distance Medley Relay
- Indoor 400 Meter short track
- 660 yard sprint (unofficial)
[edit] Major Events
- Olympic Gold Medal - 1600 meter relay 1960
- Rose Bowl 1960
- Pan American Games
- (only Jack Yerman and Bob Mathias have accomplished all three of the above)
- First US-USSR dual meet, 1958
- Two Time Donkey Derby Champion
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[edit] References
- ^ "United States - 1960 Summer Olympic Medals". databaseolympics.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/country/countryyear.htm?g=15&cty=USA. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Jack Yerman Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ye/jack-yerman-1.html. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Cal sports hall of fame list". Big C (Sport). http://www.bigcsociety.org/HALLofFAME/HOFSportName.html#football. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ Turino
- ^ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
- American sprinters
- 1939 births
- American Latter Day Saints
- Converts to Mormonism
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- People from Butte County, California
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
