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Larry Black (eigentlich: Lawrence J. Black; * 20. Juli 1951 in Miami, Florida; † 8. Februar 2006 ebenda) war ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Sprinter und Olympiasieger.
Black war Student der North Carolina Central University und gewann in dieser Zeit (1971) die NCAA-Meisterschaft über 220 Yards.
Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München gewann er am 4. September die Silbermedaille im 200-Meter-Lauf in 20,19 s, hinter Waleri Borsow aus der Sowjetunion (20,00 s) und vor dem Italiener Pietro Mennea (20,30 s). Am 10. September siegte er in der 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel zusammen mit seinen Teamkollegen Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker und Eddie Hart in 38,19 s (womit sie den nationalen Rekord egalisierten), vor den Teams aus der Sowjetunion (38,19 s) und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (38,50 s).
Er starb am 8. Februar 2006 an einem Aneurysma.
Weblinks
- Larry Black in der Datenbank von Sports-Reference.com (englisch)
Olympiasieger mit der 4-mal-100-Meter-Staffel1912: David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d’Arcy, Willie Applegarth | 1920: Charles Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Morris Kirksey | 1924: Frank Hussey, Louis Clarke, Loren Murchison, Al LeConey | 1928: Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell | 1932: Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer, Frank Wykoff | 1936: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, Frank Wykoff | 1948: Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton | 1952: Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino, Andy Stanfield | 1956: Thane Baker, Leamon King, Bobby Morrow, Ira Murchison | 1960: Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer | 1964: Paul Drayton, Gerry Ashworth, Richard Stebbins, Bob Hayes | 1968: Charles Greene, Mel Pender, Ronnie Ray Smith, Jim Hines | 1972: Larry Black, Robert Taylor, Gerald Tinker, Eddie Hart | 1976: Harvey Glance, Johnny Jones, Millard Hampton, Steve Riddick | 1980: Wladimir Murawjow, Nikolai Sidorow, Alexander Aksinin, Andrei Prokofjew | 1984: Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis | 1988: Wiktor Bryshin, Wladimir Krylow, Wladimir Murawjow, Witali Sawin | 1992: Carl Lewis, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell, Michael Marsh | 1996: Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey | 2000: Jon Drummond, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene | 2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis | 2008: Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell
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