Larry Young (athletics)
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Larry Young is an American
athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometer walk.
He competed for the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics
held in Mexico City
, Mexico
in the 50 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal. He repeated this feat four years later in Munich
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
despite finishing the race a full 30 minutes quicker. Young is the only American to ever win a medal in long distance racewalking.
Larry Young is also a well-known sculptor who has placed over 50 monumental outdoor sculptures nationally and abroad. Most of his work has been in bronze, but he also works with stainless steel, marble, and other materials. He owns and operates a full-scale, 6000 square feet (557.4 m²) foundry where he personally creates and produces most of his work.http://columbiatribune.com/2007/aug/20070828news018.asp, http://columbiatribune.com/2007/feb/20070209feat001.asp
Larry and his wife Candy Young reside in Columbia, MO.
United States
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athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometer walk.
He competed for the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
held in Mexico City
Mexico City
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, Mexico
Mexico
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in the 50 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal. He repeated this feat four years later in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
despite finishing the race a full 30 minutes quicker. Young is the only American to ever win a medal in long distance racewalking.
Larry Young is also a well-known sculptor who has placed over 50 monumental outdoor sculptures nationally and abroad. Most of his work has been in bronze, but he also works with stainless steel, marble, and other materials. He owns and operates a full-scale, 6000 square feet (557.4 m²) foundry where he personally creates and produces most of his work.http://columbiatribune.com/2007/aug/20070828news018.asp, http://columbiatribune.com/2007/feb/20070209feat001.asp
Larry and his wife Candy Young reside in Columbia, MO.