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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
Olympic gold medalist
human
sprinter
collegeTeam California Golden Bears
competedIn 1956 Summer Olympics
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
memberOfSportsTeam United States national athletics team
name Leamon King
notableAchievement Olympic gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at 1956 Melbourne Olympics
equalled 100 m world record of 10.1 seconds multiple times
notableFor sprinting speed in 100 metres
world-record performances in 100 metres during the 1950s
occupation athlete
sprinter
OlympicDiscipline athletics
OlympicEvent 4 × 100 metres relay
OlympicGames 1956 Summer Olympics
OlympicMedal gold medal
OlympicVenueCity Melbourne
placeOfBirth Madera, California, United States
linked to: Madera, California
placeOfDeath Delano, California, United States
linked to: Delano, California
postAthleticCareer counselor
schoolteacher
residence Delano, California, United States
linked to: Delano, California
setWorldRecordIn 100 metres
sexOrGender male
sharedWorldRecordWith Ira Murchison
Ray Norton
Willie Williams
specialty 100 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
sport athletics
sprinting
worldRecordEra 1950s
worldRecordTime 10.1 seconds
worldRecordTimingMethod hand-timed

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Bobby Morrow relayTeammate Leamon King
Leamon King name Leamon King