American sprinter
George James Guida (August 29, 1924 – September 7, 2015) was an American sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics running the 400 meters. He finished sixth in the final behind Arthur Wint's Olympic Record. Injured in the final, he did not run on the American 4x400 meters relay team that ultimately won the gold medal. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] While running for Villanova University he was the 1947 Indoor National Champion at 600 yards.[4]
Competition record
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Guida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "Villanova Mourns Passing of Track & Field Legend George Guida". Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nova/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/guida_obit.pdf Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
- 1906: Eli Parsons
- 1907: Eli Parsons
- 1908: Mel Sheppard
- 1909: Mel Sheppard
- 1910: Harry Gissing
- 1911: Abel Kiviat
- 1913: Abel Kiviat
- 1914: Thomas Halpin
- 1915: Thomas Halpin
- 1916: William Bingham
- 1917: Earl Eby
- 1918: Marvin Gustavson
- 1919: Jack Sellers
- 1920: Earl Eby
- 1921: Fred Murrey
- 1922: Sid Leslie
- 1923: Earl Eby
- 1924: Walter Mulvihill
- 1925: Vincent Lally
- 1926: Horatio Fitch
- 1927: George Leness
- 1928: Phil Edwards (BGU), George Leness (2nd)
- 1929: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (2nd)
- 1930: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Roll (2nd)
- 1931: Phil Edwards (BGU), Eddie Blake (4th)
- 1932: Alex Wilson (CAN), Edwin Roll (2nd)
- 1933: Milton Sandler
- 1934: Milton Sandler
- 1935: Milton Sandler
- 1936: Edward O'Brien
- 1937: Edward O'Brien
- 1938: Jim Herbert
- 1939: Charles Beetham
- 1940: Charles Belcher
- 1941: Jim Herbert
- 1942: Roy Cochran
- 1943: Lewis Smith
- 1944: Bob Ufer
- 1945: Elmore Harris
- 1946: Elmore Harris
- 1947: George Guida
- 1948: Dave Bolen
- 1949: Dave Bolen
- 1950: Hugo Maiocco
- 1951: Hugo Maiocco
- 1952: Charles Moore
- 1953: Mal Whitfield
- 1954: Reggie Pearman
- 1955: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1956: Lou Jones
- 1957: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1958: Charles Jenkins Sr.
- 1959: Josh Culbreath
- 1960: Tom Murphy
- 1961: Eddie Southern
- 1962: Bill Crothers (CAN), Jack Yerman (2nd)
- 1963: Jack Yerman
- 1964: Charles Buchta
- 1965: Jack Yerman
- 1966: Theron Lewis
- 1967: Jim Kemp
- 1968: Martin McGrady
- 1969: Martin McGrady
- 1970: Martin McGrady
- 1971: Andrzej Badeński (POL), Tom Ulan (3rd)
- 1972: Lee Evans
- 1973: Fred Newhouse
- 1974: Wes Williams
- 1975: Wes Williams
- 1976: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Stan Vinson (2nd)
- 1977: Fred Sowerby (ANT), Kevin Prince (2nd)
- 1978: Stan Vinson
- 1979: Mike Solomon (TRI), Stanley Vincent (3rd)
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field | |
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Notes | *Distances have varied as follows: 600 yards (1906–1986), 500 meters (1987–1993) except 600 meters (odd numbered years since 2015) |
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