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American sprinter
Louis Woodard "Lou" Jones (January 15, 1932 – February 3, 2006) was an American athlete . He won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics .
Born in New Rochelle, New York , Jones graduated from Manhattan College in 1954. He won the 400 m at the 1955 Pan-American Games , where he set a new world record of 45.4. He was also a member of the gold medal-winning American 4 × 400 m relay team.
Just four months before the Melbourne Olympics , Jones broke his own 400 m world record, clocking 45.2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the US Olympic Trials , thus becoming a main favorite at this event in Melbourne. But in the Olympic 400 m final, Jones was off form, and managed to finish only in a disappointing fifth place, 1.50 seconds behind teammate Charles Jenkins . A few days later, Jones partly compensated for his disappointment, running the second leg in the gold medal-winning American 4 × 400 m relay team.
Medley 4 × 400 m
1912 : Mel Sheppard , Edward Lindberg , Ted Meredith , Charles Reidpath (USA )
1920 : Cecil Griffiths , Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis , Guy Butler (GBR )
1924 : Commodore Cochran , Alan Helffrich , Oliver Macdonald , William Stevenson (USA )
1928 : George Baird , Emerson Spencer , Fred Alderman , Ray Barbuti (USA )
1932 : Ivan Fuqua , Ed Ablowich , Karl Warner , Bill Carr (USA )
1936 : Freddie Wolff , Godfrey Rampling , Bill Roberts , Godfrey Brown (GBR )
1948 : Arthur Harnden , Cliff Bourland , Roy Cochran , Mal Whitfield (USA )
1952 : Arthur Wint , Leslie Laing , Herb McKenley , George Rhoden (JAM )
1956 : Charles Jenkins Sr. , Lou Jones , Jesse Mashburn , Tom Courtney (USA )
1960 : Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis (USA )
1964 : Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee , Ulis Williams , Henry Carr (USA )
1968 : Vincent Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans (USA )
1972 : Charles Asati , Munyoro Nyamau , Robert Ouko , Julius Sang (KEN )
1976 : Herman Frazier , Benny Brown , Fred Newhouse , Maxie Parks (USA )
1980 : Remigijus Valiulis , Mikhail Linge , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS )
1984 : Sunder Nix , Ray Armstead , Alonzo Babers , Antonio McKay (USA )
1988 : Danny Everett , Steve Lewis , Kevin Robinzine , Butch Reynolds , Antonio McKay , Andrew Valmon (USA )
1992 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis , Darnell Hall , Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA )
1996 : LaMont Smith , Alvin Harrison , Derek Mills , Anthuan Maybank , Jason Rouser (USA )
2000 : Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama (NGR )
2004 : Otis Harris , Derrick Brew , Jeremy Wariner , Darold Williamson , Andrew Rock , Kelly Willie (USA )
2008 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , David Neville , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , Reggie Witherspoon (USA )
2012 : Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller (BAH )
2016 : Arman Hall , Tony McQuay , Gil Roberts , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , David Verburg (USA )
2020 : Michael Cherry , Michael Norman , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Stewart , Randolph Ross , Vernon Norwood (USA )
2024 : Christopher Bailey , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Quincy Wilson (USA )
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA )
1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA )
1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI )
1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA )
1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA )
1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA )
1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA )
1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA )
1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA )
1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA )
1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )
1906–1979Amateur Athletic Union
1906 : Eli Parsons
1907 : Eli Parsons
1908 : Mel Sheppard
1909 : Mel Sheppard
1910 : Harry Gissing
1911 : Abel Kiviat
1913 : Abel Kiviat
1914 : Thomas Halpin
1915 : Thomas Halpin
1916 : William Bingham
1917 : Earl Eby
1918 : Marvin Gustavson
1919 : Jack Sellers
1920 : Earl Eby
1921 : Fred Murrey
1922 : Sid Leslie
1923 : Earl Eby
1924 : Walter Mulvihill
1925 : Vincent Lally
1926 : Horatio Fitch
1927 : George Leness
1928 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , George Leness (2nd)
1929 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Blake (2nd)
1930 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Roll (2nd)
1931 : Phil Edwards (BGU ) , Eddie Blake (4th)
1932 : Alex Wilson (CAN ) , Edwin Roll (2nd)
1933 : Milton Sandler
1934 : Milton Sandler
1935 : Milton Sandler
1936 : Edward O'Brien
1937 : Edward O'Brien
1938 : Jim Herbert
1939 : Charles Beetham
1940 : Charles Belcher
1941 : Jim Herbert
1942 : Roy Cochran
1943 : Lewis Smith
1944 : Bob Ufer
1945 : Elmore Harris
1946 : Elmore Harris
1947 : George Guida
1948 : Dave Bolen
1949 : Dave Bolen
1950 : Hugo Maiocco
1951 : Hugo Maiocco
1952 : Charles Moore
1953 : Mal Whitfield
1954 : Reggie Pearman
1955 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1956 : Lou Jones
1957 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1958 : Charles Jenkins Sr.
1959 : Josh Culbreath
1960 : Tom Murphy
1961 : Eddie Southern
1962 : Bill Crothers (CAN ) , Jack Yerman (2nd)
1963 : Jack Yerman
1964 : Charles Buchta
1965 : Jack Yerman
1966 : Theron Lewis
1967 : Jim Kemp
1968 : Martin McGrady
1969 : Martin McGrady
1970 : Martin McGrady
1971 : Andrzej Badeński (POL ) , Tom Ulan (3rd)
1972 : Lee Evans
1973 : Fred Newhouse
1974 : Wes Williams
1975 : Wes Williams
1976 : Fred Sowerby (ANT ) , Stan Vinson (2nd)
1977 : Fred Sowerby (ANT ) , Kevin Prince (2nd)
1978 : Stan Vinson
1979 : Mike Solomon (TRI ) , Stanley Vincent (3rd)
1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015)
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