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Jackson Scholz
Jackson Volney Scholz (March 15, 1897-October 26, 1986) was an American track and field athlete, specialized in the sprint. In the 1920s, he became the first person to appear in an Olympic sprint final in three different Olympics. After his athletic career, he also gained fame as a writer.
Scholz, from Buchanan, Michigan, competed for the University of Missouri, and later the Newark AC . While quite successful in the Olympics, he managed to win only a single national title, the 1925 220 y AAU title.
His first Olympic appearance was in Antwerp at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the American 4 x 100 m relay team. In addition, he placed fourth in the 100 m final. Later that year, Scholz equalled the World Record in the 100 m, running 10,6 in Stockholm.
Four years later, he was one of the favourites for the sprint titles in the 100 and 200 m at the Paris Games. He lived up to the expectations in the 200 m, but was beaten to the gold in the 100 m by Britain's Harold Abrahams. This defeat, depicted in the movie Chariots of Fire, may be the feat for which Scholz is best known.
Scholz made a third Olympic appearance in 1928. As the reigning champion, he placed fourth in the 200 m.
Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 200 m |
John Tewksbury | Archie Hahn | Bobby Kerr | Ralph Craig | Allen Woodring | Jackson Scholz | Percy Williams | Eddie Tolan | Jesse Owens | Mel Patton | Andy Stanfield | Bobby Joe Morrow | Livio Berruti | Henry Carr | Tommie Smith | Valeri Borzov | Don Quarrie | Pietro Mennea | Carl Lewis | Joe DeLoach | Mike Marsh | Michael Johnson | Konstantinos Kenteris | Shawn Crawford |
Olympic medalists in athletics (men) | Olympic Champions in Men's 4x100 m relay
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1912 Great Britain David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy & William Applegarth 1920 United States Charlie Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison & Morris Kirksey 1924 United States Loren Murchison, Louis Clarke, Frank Hussey & Alfred LeConey 1928 United States Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah & Henry Russell 1932 United States Robert Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer & Frank Wykoff 1936 United States Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper & Frank Wykoff 1948 United States Barney Ewell, Lorenzo Wright, Harrison Dillard & Mel Patton 1952 United States Dean Smith, Harrison Dillard, Lindy Remigino & Andy Stanfield 1956 United States Ira Murchison , Leamon King, Thane Baker & Bobby Joe Morrow 1960 United team of Germany Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf & Martin Lauer 1964 United States Otis Drayton , Gerald Ashworth , Richard Stebbins & Bob Hayes 1968 United States Charles Greene , Melvin Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith & Jim Hines 1972 United States Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker & Edward Hart 1976 United States Harvey Glance , John Wesley Jones , Millard Hampton & Steven Riddick 1980 Soviet Union Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin & Andrey Prokofyev 1984 United States Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith & Carl Lewis 1988 Soviet Union Viktor Bryzgin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov & Vitaly Savin 1992 United States Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell & Carl Lewis 1996 Canada Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin & Donovan Bailey 2000 United States Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis & Maurice Greene 2004 Great Britain Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish & Mark Lewis-Francis |