Kenyan sprinter
Julius Sang (19 September 1948 – 9 April 2004) was a Kenyan athlete. Along with teammates Robert Ouko, Charles Asati and Munyoro Nyamau, he won the 4 x 400 relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Kenya. He also took a bronze medal in the individual 400 meter race.
He ran for North Carolina Central University, where he was part of their record-setting team at the Penn Relays. Sang was married to fellow runner Tecla Chemabwai Sang. In 2004, he unexpectedly died while he was undergoing treatment for a stomach ailment.[1]
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4 × 400 m |
- 1912: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932: Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936: Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948: Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956: Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964: Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972: Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976: Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000: Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012: Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020: Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
- 2024: Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Quincy Wilson (USA)
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4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
- 1930: Leigh-Wood, Townend, Burghley, Brangwin (ENG)
- 1934: Rathbone, Blake, Stoneley, Rampling (ENG)
- 1938: Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN)
- 1950: Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS)
- 1954: Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG)
- 1958: Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA)
- 1962: Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM)
- 1966: Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO)
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4 x 400 metres (1970–present) |
- 1970: Nyamau, Sang, Ouko, Asati (KEN)
- 1974: Asati, Musyoki, Sang, Koskei (KEN)
- 1978: Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN)
- 1982: Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG)
- 1986: Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG)
- 1990: D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN)
- 1994: McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG)
- 1998: Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM)
- 2002: Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG)
- 2006: Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS)
- 2010: Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS)
- 2014: Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG)
- 2018: Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT)
- 2022: St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO)
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