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Harrison Dillard
Dillard at 1952 Summer Olympics
Full name William Harrison Dillard[1] Born (1923-07-08 ) July 8, 1923Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.Died November 15, 2019(2019-11-15) (aged 96 )Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm )[1] Weight 152 lb (69 kg )[1] Sport Athletics Event(s ) 100 m, 200 m Club Baldwin-Wallace College Personal best(s ) 100 m – 10.50 (1948)[1] [2]
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt with Harrison Dillard holding the 1948 London Olympics torch, August 1, 2012.
William Harrison "Bones " Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, making him the “World’s Fastest Man” in 1948 and the “World’s Fastest Hurdler” in 1952.
Early life and career [ edit ]
Dillard was born in Cleveland, Ohio , on July 8, 1923,[3] [1] East Technical High School . He entered Baldwin-Wallace College in 1941 and joined Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity, and two years later was drafted into the U.S. Army , serving in the all-black 92nd Infantry Division known as the Buffalo Soldiers .[4]
According to a 1962 article written by Trinidadian Olympic sprinter Mike Agostini for Australia's The Age Charley Paddock , who Agostini says visited Dillard at his high school and encouraged him to follow his dream of becoming an Olympic champion like himself.[5]
Dillard returned to college in 1946, and resumed athletics, inspired by Jesse Owens , who, like him, was from Cleveland and had attended East Technical High School. He won the NCAA and AAU 120-yard and 220-yard hurdles in both 1946 and 1947, tying world records in both events with a 22.3 in the 220 in 1946 and a 13.6 in the 120. Between June 1947 and June 1948, he remained unbeaten in 82 consecutive finals, a record until broken by Ed Moses .
Olympic Games [ edit ]
Official Video Highlights, Dillard winning 1948 100 meters Dillard winning 1952 110 meters hurdles
At the trials for the 1948 Summer Olympics , Dillard failed to qualify for the 110 m hurdles event, but qualified for the 100 m after finishing third.
At the Games, Dillard reached the final, which seemed to end in a dead heat between Dillard and another American, Barney Ewell . The finish photo showed Dillard had won, equalling the World record as well. This was the first use of a photo finish at an Olympic Games.[6] relay team, he won another gold medal at the London Games.[1]
Four years later, still a strong hurdler, Dillard did qualify for the 110 m hurdles event, and won the event in Helsinki .[3] [7] 1953 Maccabiah Games .[8] [9]
Later years [ edit ]
Dillard worked for the Cleveland Indians baseball franchise in scouting and public relations capacities, and hosted a radio talk show on Cleveland's WERE. He also worked for the Cleveland City School District for many years as its business manager.[1] stomach cancer .[10] [11]
Competition record [ edit ]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
World Rankings [ edit ]
Dillard was ranked among the best in the world in both the 100 m/100 y sprint and 110 m/120 y sprint hurdle events from 1947 to 1953, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News [13] [14] [note 1]
Year
World rank 100 m
World rank 110 m hurdles
1947
9th
1st
1948
1st
2nd
1949
7th
2nd
1950
-
-
1951
-
-
1952
-
1st
1953
-
6th
World Records [ edit ]
Dillard in his career posted the following world record and world best times.[note 2] [note 3] [15]
Dillard achieved the following world records during his track career:[16]
120 y (110 m) hurdles of 13.6 s in Lawrence at the Kansas Relays on 17 April 1948;
220 y hurdles (straight course) of 22.5s in Delaware on 8 June 1946;
220 y hurdles (straight course) of 22.3 s in Salt Lake City on 21 June 1947.
He also ran the following world best times that were never ratified by the sport's governing body, the IAAF :
220 y hurdles (turn) of 23.0 in Minneapolis on 22 June 1946;
220 y hurdles (straight course) of 22.5 s in Berea, Ohio on 20 May 1947.
^ Rankings started in 1947.
^ 120 yards is 109.73m, a difference of 27 cm with 110 m. This means for record purposes there is no conversion factor applied for hand-timing when converting between times recorded for the two distances.
^ 200 m/220 y hurdle events over a turn were accepted as world records to 1 January 1959; 200 m/220 y hurdle events were removed as world record events in 1969.
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Harrison Dillard" . olympic.org . International Olympic Committee . Retrieved June 6, 2015 .
^ Olympians Harrison Dillard and Herb Douglas recall life, times and the 1948 London Summer games
^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search" . news.google.com . Retrieved June 27, 2023 .
^ Jackson, Peter (July 24, 2012) London's three Olympic Games compared
^ Richard Hymans. "US Olympic Trials History - 1956" (PDF) . Track and Field News
^ "Mal Whitfield, Olympian and Tuskegee Airman | Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Health" . August 7, 2016.
^ YNET News: Maccabiah's Best Athletes . ynetnews.com (July 16, 2005)
^ Dolgan, Bob (November 15, 2019). "Track legend Harrison Dillard, four-time Olympic champion, dies at 96" . Cleveland.com Brooklyn, Ohio : Advance Publications . Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
^ "Harrison Dillard: Former Olympic 100m and 110m hurdles champion dies aged 96" . BBC . Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ Litsky, Frank (November 17, 2019). "Harrison Dillard, World's Best Hurdler in the 1940s, Dies at 96" . The New York Times
^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters" (PDF) . Track and Field News . Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
^ "World Rankings Index--Men's 110 Hurdles" (PDF) . Track and Field News . Retrieved January 24, 2020 .
^ Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p vii.
^ Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 468.
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1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA )
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1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA )
1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA )
1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA )
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1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN )
2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA )
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2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA )
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Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 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 the COVID-19 pandemic .
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In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
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The event was held on a straight track in various years, depending on the host facility
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