 Maxie Long, 1900 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1878-10-16)October 16, 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 4, 1959(1959-03-04) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maxwell Washburn Long[1] (October 16, 1878 – March 4, 1959)[2] was an Americanathlete, winner of 400 m at the1900 Summer Olympics.[3]
Long won threeAAU titles from 1898 to 1900 andIC4A title in 1899 in 440 yd (402 m), 1899 an AAU title in 220 yd (201 m) and 1900 an AAU title in 100 yd (91 m). He also won the BritishAAA Championships title at the1900 AAA Championships.[4][5]
Maxie Long fromColumbia University, was one of the top favorites for the Olympic title in Paris and at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Long led the 400 metres race from start to finish, beating his teammateWilliam Holland at 3 yards (2.7 m). Long competed wearingColumbia University’s blue-and-white stripeduniform, which inadvertently ledFrench spectators to mistake him for a local athlete and cheer him on.
Later that year, Long clocked 47.8s for 440 yd (402 m) in a handicap race - an effort retroactively ratified by theIAAF as thefirst official world record for the 400 m. Shortly thereafter, he ran 47.0s on a straight course, though not officially recognised due to course configuration. In 1901 he finished second behind Reginald Wadsley in the 440 yards event at the1901 AAA Championships.[6]
In 2021 he was elected into theNational Track and Field Hall of Fame.[7]
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