John Dale Bennett (born November 14, 1930) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the long jump, where he won the silver medal. Bennett attended Marquette University and won two NCAA titles while competing for the school's track and field team.[1]
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Full name | John Dale Bennett | |||||||||||||
Born | November 14, 1930 (1930-11-14) (age 91) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Bennett is the father of NASCAR talk show host Claire B. Lang, the "First Lady" of NASCAR Radio.[2]
Pan American Champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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