Henry Russell (athlete)

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Henry Russell
Medal record
Russell crossing the finish line at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's athletics
Competitor for the United States
Gold	1928 Amsterdam	4x100 m relay

Henry Argue "Hank" Russell (December 15, 1904 - November 1986) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

A Cornell University student, Henry Russell won the IC4A championships in 100 yd (91 m) in 1926 and in 220 yd (200 m) in 1925 and 1926. Russell was elected to the Sphinx Head Society during his senior year.

At the Amsterdam Olympics, Russell reached the semifinals in 100 m and ran the anchoring leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which equalled the world record of 41.0 s, in the final.

Henry Russell died at 81 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

References

Henry Russell biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-03-06.

v t e Olympic Champions in Men's 4×100 m Relay

1912: Great Britain 1920: United States 1924: United States 1928: United States 1932: United States 1936: United States 1948: United States 1952: United States 1956: United States 1960: Germany 1964: United States 1968: United States 1972: United States 1976: United States 1980: Soviet Union 1984: United States 1988: Soviet Union 1992: United States 1996: Canada 2000: United States 2004: Great Britain 2008: Jamaica 2012: Jamaica

1928 United States (Frank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah & Henry Russell)

Persondata
Name	Russell, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	December 15, 1904
Place of birth
Date of death	1986
Place of death

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