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Jack Lloyd Yerman (born February 5, 1939) is an American former athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Jack Yerman

Yerman, circa 1962
Personal information
Full name	Jack Lloyd Yerman
Born	February 5, 1939 (1939-02-05) (age 83) Oroville, California
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×400 metres relay

Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4 × 400 m relay team.[1]

He won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4 × 400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2.[2]

Yerman also played fullback for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.[3] Previously he ran for Woodland High School in Woodland, California, finishing third at the 1956 CIF California State Meet.[4]

Yerman lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.

He is a Latter-day Saint.[5] Yerman joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.[6]

World records

• Mile Relay
• 1600 Meter Relay
• Two Mile Relay
• Distance Medley Relay
• Indoor 400 Meter short track
• 660 yard sprint (unofficial)

Major events

• Olympic Gold Medal – 1600 meter relay 1960
• Rose Bowl 1960
• Pan American Games

(only Jack Yerman and Bob Mathias have accomplished all three of the above)

• First US-USSR dual meet, 1958
• Two Time Donkey Derby Champion

References

На других языках

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- [en] Jack Yerman

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[fr] Jack Yerman

Jack Lloyd Yerman (né le 5 février 1939 à Oroville) est un athlète américain spécialiste du 400 mètres

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[it] Jack Yerman

John Lloyd Yerman, detto Jack (Oroville, 5 febbraio 1939), è un ex velocista statunitense, vincitore di una medaglia d'oro ai Giochi olimpici.

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[ru] Йерман, Джек

Джек Йерман (англ. John Lloyd «Jack» Yerman; род. 5 февраля 1939, Оровилл, Калифорния) — американский легкоатлет (бег на короткие дистанции), чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1960 года в Риме, рекордсмен мира.

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