Larry Questad

Larry Questad
Personal information
Born	July 10, 1943 (age 80); Livingston, Montana

Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Questad (born July 10, 1943) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in sprinting events.

College career

He was a mediocre football and basketball player, but excelled at track at Park High School in Livingston, Montana, Questad went on to Stanford University, where he was the 1963 NCAA champion in the 100-yard dash sprint with a time of 9.7 seconds.^[1]^[2] Questad was a three-time All-American in the 100-yard dash, the 220, and the 440. His time in the 220, 20.74 seconds, remains the Stanford record, tied with James Lofton. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1]

Olympics

Questad qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters and finished sixth in the finals.^[3]

After track

Questad purchased Superior Steel, a supplier of bulk storage and transportation tanks in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1995 and ran the business until 2011, when he sold it to his sons.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hall of Fame Profile: Larry Questad". Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 31, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Larry Questad" (PDF). Montana High School Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
^ "Company History". Superior Steel Products, Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

[sahof-1] "Hall of Fame Profile: Larry Questad". Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 31, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Larry Questad" (PDF). Montana High School Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

[4] "Company History". Superior Steel Products, Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

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v t e 1968 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1968 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young
Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Ed Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith Gary Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Art Walker George Woods
Women's track and road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Anne Drinkwater Judy Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Wyomia Tyus Patty Van Wolvelaere
Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow
Coaches	Payton Jordan (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) John Oelkers (men's assistant coach) Frank Potts (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Alex Ferenczy (women's coach) Conrad Ford (women's coach)