Eddie Southern
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Eddie Southern 1955 Graduate of Dallas' Sunset High School, he was an American
athlete who competed mainly in the 440 yard hurdles.
He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics
held in Melbourne
, Australia
in the 440 yard hurdles where he won the silver medal. Southern set a World Record in the semi-finals only to have it broken in the Finals.
Southern went onto compete in Track at the University of Texas, where he was a member of a number of World Record setting Relay Teams.
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athlete who competed mainly in the 440 yard hurdles.
He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
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in the 440 yard hurdles where he won the silver medal. Southern set a World Record in the semi-finals only to have it broken in the Finals.
Southern went onto compete in Track at the University of Texas, where he was a member of a number of World Record setting Relay Teams.