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Loren Murchison

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American athlete (1898–1979)

Loren Murchison
Murchison in 1923
Personal information
BornDecember 17, 1898
DiedJune 11, 1979 (aged 80)
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubNewark Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personalbest(s)100 m – 10.5 (1924)
200 m – 21.5 (1924)[1][2]

Loren C. Murchison (December 17, 1898 – June 11, 1979) was an Americanathlete, double gold medal winner in 4 × 100 mrelay at theOlympic Games.[1]

Biography

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Born inFarmersville, Texas, Loren Murchison was anAAU Champion in 100 yd (91 m) in 1920 and 1923 and in 220 yd (200 m) in 1918 and 1923. He also won the BritishAAA Championships in both 100 yd (91 m) and 220 yd (200 m) at the1925 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]

At the1920 Summer Olympics, Murchison finished fourth in 200 m and sixth in 100 m. He also ran the third leg in the gold medal winning United States 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a newworld record of 42.2 s in the Olympic final. At the1924 Summer Olympics, Murchison was again sixth in 100 m and won his second Olympic gold medal as an opening leg in the world record (41.0 s) setting American 4 × 100 m relay team.[6]

Murchison was an outstanding indoor runner. He won 14 titles (9 individual and 5 in the relay) at the United States premier indoor athletics meet,the Millrose Games.[7] He was also national indoor champion at the 60 y in 1919–20 and 1922–24, and 300 y in 1919–20 and 1923–24.[8][9]

Murchison was also a prolific breaker of records indoors. Amongst the world best times he equaled or broke are:[10]

  • equaled 60 y best of 6.4 s in 1920, 1922 and 1923;[11]
  • established new 60 y best of 6.2 s in 1923;[12]
  • 50 m of 6.0 s in 1925;
  • 300 y of 31.2 s;
  • 220 y best of 22.4 s.

It was such exploits that inspiredCharley Paddock (1920 Olympic 100 m champion) to call Murchison "the greatest indoor sprinter of his generation and the finest starter of all-time.[10]

In 1925 Murchison was struck withspinal meningitis and paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life.[10][13][14]

A resident ofLeisure Village inLakewood Township, New Jersey, Murchison died at the age of 80 on June 11, 1979, at Point Pleasant Hospital inPoint Pleasant, New Jersey.[15]

References

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  1. ^ab"Loren Murchison Olympic Results".Sports-Reference.com. Archived fromthe original on April 18, 2020. RetrievedOctober 15, 2012.
  2. ^Loren Murchison. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^"AAA Championships".Gloucester Citizen. July 18, 1925. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^"New Holders".Daily News (London). July 20, 1925. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists".National Union of Track Statisticians. RetrievedJanuary 3, 2025.
  6. ^"Loren Murchison".Olympedia. RetrievedJuly 4, 2021.
  7. ^"Everett's Finish in 600 Breaks Oldest Indoor World Record".Los Angeles Times.Associated Press. February 8, 1992.
  8. ^"UNITED STATES INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". www.gbrathletics.com. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2015.
  9. ^"USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Men's 60 m". USA Track & Field. RetrievedDecember 31, 2015.
  10. ^abcBirkinshaw, Grant (2014).A History of Indoor Track and Field 1849 – 2013. Sponsored by IAAF. Edit Vallardi. p. 56.ISBN 978-88-95684-65-9.
  11. ^"Records Broken in Track Meet". Sacramento Union. February 13, 1922. RetrievedDecember 31, 2015.
  12. ^Sprechman, Jordan; Shannon, Bill (1998)."January 31".This Day in New York Sports. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 31.ISBN 978-1-57167-254-4.
  13. ^This author met Murchison in the early 1970s and heard his story directly from him. My father was his doctor. Original date claimed was 1925 but other sources suggest the later date of 1927/28.
  14. ^"Loren Murchison Suffers Relapse in Fight For Life".Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. December 12, 1927.
  15. ^Staff (June 14, 1979)."Loren Murchison, 80, Track Star".The New York Times. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2011.For the last 16 years he had resided in Leisure Village, a retirement community in Lakeville [sic].
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
1879–1888
NAAAA
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA 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 theCOVID-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
  • *: Penalized one yard for false start
  • G1: Race was won byDon Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
1879–1888
NAAAA
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic.
  • *USA: Leading American athlete
1906–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.75-yard winners (1906-15) are listed separately.
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's400 m(440 yards, 300 m, 300 yards)
1906–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
* Distances have varied as follows: 300 yards (1906-1932), 440 yards (1981–1986), 400 meters (1987–present) alternating with 300 meters in odd numbered years 2015-2019
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