Edwin Genung
Edwin Bernard "Eddie" Genung (February 15, 1908 - May 2, 1986)[1] was an American middle-distance runner. He placed 4th in the 800 meters at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Career
As a sophomore at the University of Washington, Genung was NCAA champion in 1929 at 880 yards.[1][2] Although he failed to win at the NCAA meet again (he placed third as a senior in 1931),[2] he did win the national championship in both 1930 and 1931, breaking the meeting record both times.[3] In 1932 the national championships in Stanford doubled as the Olympic Trials and Genung won for the third time, beating that year's NCAA winner Charles Hornbostel.[4] Genung thus qualified for the Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won his heat to make it to the final; in the final, he finished just out of medals in fourth place.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Eddie Genung Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ a b Hill, E. Garry. "800 Meters" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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