Wardell Gilbreath
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| Born | August 29, 1954 Amarillo, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
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Wardell Gilbreath (born August 29, 1954) is an American retired sprinter.[1]
Gilbreath was an All-American sprinter for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, finishing 3rd in the 200 meters at the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
Gilbreath first competed for Amarillo High School and New Mexico Junior College, where he was a national junior college champion, before transferring to Arizona. He earned gold and bronze medals at the 1973 World University Games. In 1974, then-President John P. Schaefer admitted that Gilbreath was recruited to Arizona against National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.[3]
He majored in physical education.[3]
References
- ↑ "Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- 1 2 "Recruiting Fracas Worries Gilbreath". Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona). 25 Jan 1974. p. 51. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
External links
- Wardell Gilbreath at World Athletics
- Wardell Gilbreath at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Wardell Gilbreath at InterSportStats
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- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
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