American athlete
William Hamilton
Hamilton in 1908
Born August 11, 1883State Center Township , Iowa, United States Died August 1, 1955(1955-08-01) (aged 71) Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Sport Athletics Event 100–400 m Club Chicago AA Personal best(s) 100 m – 11.0 (1908) 200 m – 21.7 (1907) 400 m – 50.1 (1905)[1] [2]
William Franklin "Red" Hamilton (August 11, 1883 – August 1, 1955) was an American sprinter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London .[3]
Hamilton was a member of the 1600 m medley relay team that won the gold medal . He ran the first leg of 200 meters and was followed by Nate Cartmell (200 m), John Taylor (400 m) and Mel Sheppard (800 m). Hamilton gave the team a six-yard lead over the nearest competitor, running a split time of 22.0 seconds.[1] Hamilton also competed in the 100 m and the 200 m events. He won the first-round heat of the 100 m in a time of 11.2 seconds, but did not start the second round. In the 200 m, he was eliminated in the semifinal.[1]
Hamilton studied and competed for the Iowa Teachers College, now known as the University of Northern Iowa .[3] [4]
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Medley 4 × 400 m
1912 : Mel Sheppard , Edward Lindberg , Ted Meredith , Charles Reidpath (USA )
1920 : Cecil Griffiths , Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis , Guy Butler (GBR )
1924 : Commodore Cochran , Alan Helffrich , Oliver Macdonald , William Stevenson (USA )
1928 : George Baird , Emerson Spencer , Fred Alderman , Ray Barbuti (USA )
1932 : Ivan Fuqua , Ed Ablowich , Karl Warner , Bill Carr (USA )
1936 : Freddie Wolff , Godfrey Rampling , Bill Roberts , Godfrey Brown (GBR )
1948 : Arthur Harnden , Cliff Bourland , Roy Cochran , Mal Whitfield (USA )
1952 : Arthur Wint , Leslie Laing , Herb McKenley , George Rhoden (JAM )
1956 : Charles Jenkins Sr. , Lou Jones , Jesse Mashburn , Tom Courtney (USA )
1960 : Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis (USA )
1964 : Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee , Ulis Williams , Henry Carr (USA )
1968 : Vincent Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans (USA )
1972 : Charles Asati , Munyoro Nyamau , Robert Ouko , Julius Sang (KEN )
1976 : Herman Frazier , Benny Brown , Fred Newhouse , Maxie Parks (USA )
1980 : Remigijus Valiulis , Mikhail Linge , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS )
1984 : Sunder Nix , Ray Armstead , Alonzo Babers , Antonio McKay (USA )
1988 : Danny Everett , Steve Lewis , Kevin Robinzine , Butch Reynolds , Antonio McKay , Andrew Valmon (USA )
1992 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis , Darnell Hall , Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA )
1996 : LaMont Smith , Alvin Harrison , Derek Mills , Anthuan Maybank , Jason Rouser (USA )
2000 : Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama (NGR )
2004 : Otis Harris , Derrick Brew , Jeremy Wariner , Darold Williamson , Andrew Rock , Kelly Willie (USA )
2008 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , David Neville , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , Reggie Witherspoon (USA )
2012 : Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller (BAH )
2016 : Arman Hall , Tony McQuay , Gil Roberts , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , David Verburg (USA )
2020 : Michael Cherry , Michael Norman , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Stewart , Randolph Ross , Vernon Norwood (USA )
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
ro :In 1886 the event was won after a run-off