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Mel Patton (eigentlich Melvin Emery Patton; * 16. November 1924 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; † 9. Mai 2014 in Fallbrook, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Sprinter und Olympiasieger. Patton hatte seine größten sportlichen Erfolge, während er als Student an der University of Southern California war.
- Patton, Melvin Emery (vollständiger Name)
- US-amerikanischer Sprinter
- 16. November 1924
- Patton, Mel
Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who set the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash in 1948. He also set a 220 yd world record in 1949 on a straightaway of 20.2, breaking the record held by Jesse Owens. Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was ranked ...
- 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
- November 16, 1924, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- 72 kg (159 lb)
- May 9, 2014 (aged 89), Fallbrook, California, U.S.
15. Mai 2014 · Mel Patton, who overcame a badly broken leg as a child to become known as “the world’s fastest human” in the 1940s and win two gold medals in the 1948 London Olympics, died on May 9 in...
15. Jan. 2019 · Die US-Leichtathletik trauert um den früheren Sprintstar Mel Patton. Der Doppel-Olympiasieger der Spiele von London 1948 starb bereits am 9. Mai im Alter von 89 Jahren.
10. Mai 2014 · The IAAF is saddened to learn that Mel Patton, winner of the 200m and 4x100m gold medals at the 1948 Olympics, died on 9 May in Fallbrook, California at the age of 89. Born on 16 November 1924, Patton emerged as a world-class sprinter while studying at the University of Southern California.
Mel Patton (eigentlich Melvin Emery Patton; * 16. November 1924 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; † 9. Mai 2014 in Fallbrook, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Sprinter und Olympiasieger. Patton hatte seine größten sportlichen Erfolge, während er als Student an der University of Southern California war.
16. Mai 2014 · Mel Patton, an Olympic gold medalist and USC sprinter who at one time was deemed the fastest human on Earth, has died. He was 89. Patton, who had cancer, died May 9 at his Fallbrook, Calif.,...
