Rex Cawley
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men's Athletics | |||
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | 400m hurdles | |
Warren Jay "Rex" Cawley (born July 6, 1940) is a former American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Born in Farmington, Michigan, Rex Cawley won the AAU championships in 440-yard hurdles in 1963 and 1965 and as a University of Southern California student, he won a NCAA title in 440 yd hurdles in 1963.
At the Olympic Trials in 1964, Cawley set a world record in 400 m hurdles by time of 49.1, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic Games. Cawley won the gold medal in Tokyo with a commanding performance in which he beat his nearest competitor John Cooper from Great Britain by 0.5 seconds.
| Olympic champions in men's 400 m hurdles |
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| 1900: John Tewksbury | 1904: Harry Hillman | 1906: Charles Bacon | 1908: Frank Loomis | 1912: Morgan Taylor | 1920: David Burghley | 1924: Bob Tisdall | 1928: Glenn Hardin | 1948: Roy Cochran | 1952: Charles Moore | 1956: Rex Cawley | 1960: Glenn Davis | 1964: Glenn Davis | 1968: David Hemery | 1972: John Akii-Bua | 1976 Edwin Moses | 1980 Volker Beck | 1984: Edwin Moses | 1988: André Phillips | 1992: Kevin Young | 1996: Derrick Adkins | 2000: Angelo Taylor | 2004: Felix Sanchez |
