Larry Brown (sprinter)

Larry Brown
Personal information
Born (1951-03-23) March 23, 1951
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1975 Mexico City4 x 100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1973 Moscow4 x 100 m relay

Larry Brown (born March 23, 1951) is an American retired sprinter.[1]

Brown didn't begin competing in sprinting until he was a senior in high school.[2] Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, he first competed for Essex County College, during which time he was a gold medalist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1973 World University Games.[3]

Brown then transferred to the Arizona Wildcats track and field team. He won the 1974 and 1975 Western Athletic Conference outdoor championships in the 100 yards and 220 yards. He won the 1975 220 yards race in 20.17 seconds with a 4.64 miles per hour (2.07 m/s) tailwind.[2] In 1975, he won the 4 × 100 m gold medal at the Pan American Games.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Brown ecstatic over performance". Tucson Citizen (Tucson, Arizona). 12 May 1975. p. 28. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "U.S. ends gold drought". The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware). 21 Aug 1973. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Larry Brown at Athletics Podium
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