Leamon King
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Leamon King was an American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist known for his world-record performances in the 100 meters during the 1950s.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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Olympic gold medalist ⓘ human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | California Golden Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedIn | 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-05-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | King ⓘ |
| givenName | Leamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | United States national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Leamon King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Olympic gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at 1956 Melbourne Olympics
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equalled 100 m world record of 10.1 seconds multiple times ⓘ |
| notableFor |
sprinting speed in 100 metres
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world-record performances in 100 metres during the 1950s ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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sprinter ⓘ |
| OlympicDiscipline | athletics ⓘ |
| OlympicEvent | 4 × 100 metres relay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | gold medal ⓘ |
| OlympicVenueCity | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Madera, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Delano, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postAthleticCareer |
counselor
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schoolteacher ⓘ |
| residence | Delano, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn | 100 metres ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharedWorldRecordWith |
Ira Murchison
NERFINISHED
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Ray Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialty |
100 metres
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4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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sprinting ⓘ |
| worldRecordEra | 1950s ⓘ |
| worldRecordTime | 10.1 seconds ⓘ |
| worldRecordTimingMethod | hand-timed ⓘ |
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