| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
| Gold | 1960 Rome | 4×400 m relay |
Jack Lloyd Yerman (born Oroville, California, February 5, 1939) is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4×400 m relay team.[1]
Yerman won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4×400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2.[2]
Yerman also played football for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.[3]
Yerman currently lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.
Jack Yerman is a Latter-day Saint.[4] He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.[5]
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