Emmett Toppino

Martin Emmett Toppino

Martin Emmett Toppino (1909–1971)

Personal information

Born

July 1, 1909
New Orleans, Louisiana

Died

September 8, 1971
New Orleans, Louisiana

Medal record

Men's athletics
Competitor for the United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1932 Los Angeles	4x100 m relay

Martin Emmett Toppino (July 1, 1909 – September 8, 1971) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

At the Los Angeles Olympics, Emmett Toppino from New Orleans ran the second leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 40.0.

He was a member of the Beggars Fraternity of Loyola University.

Emmett Toppino died in New Orleans in 1971, aged 62.

References

"Emmett Toppino". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

"Emmett Toppino". Loyola University New Orleans Wolfpack Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

"100 Years, 100 Milestones". Loyola University New Orleans Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

"Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame". Allstate Sugar Bowl. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

Olympic champions in men's 4×100 metres 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

1932 United States (Bob Kiesel, Emmett Toppino, Hector Dyer & Frank Wykoff)

US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash

1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: ^60y Charles Seitz 1907: ^60yJames O'Connell 1908: ^60y Robert Cloughan 1909: ^60yR W Gill 1910: ^60yRobert Cloughan 1911: ^60yAlvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: ^75y Howard Drew 1914: ^75y Alvah Meyer 1915: ^75y Irvin Howe 1916-17:^60y Jo Loomis 1918: ^60yWilliam Genzenmueller 1919-20: ^60yLoren Murchison 1921: ^60yWard Conway 1922-24: ^60yLoren Murchison 1925: ^60yCecil Coaffee 1926: ^60yChester Bowman 1927-28: ^60yKarl Wildermuth 1929: ^60yJames Daley 1930: ^60yChester Bowman 1931: ^60yIra Singer 1932: ^60yEmmett Toppino 1933-34:Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937-38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: ^60yMozelle Ellerbe 1941: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1942: ^60yBarney Ewell 1943: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1944: ^60yEd Conwell 1945: ^60yBarney Ewell 1946: ^60yTom Carey 1947-48:^60yEd Conwell 1949: ^60yBill Dwyer 1950: ^60yAndy Stanfield 1951: ^60yEd Conwell 1952: ^60yJohn O'Connell 1953-56: ^60yJohn Haines 1957: ^60yIra Murchison 1958: ^60yEd Collymore 1959-60: ^60yPaul Winder 1961-62: ^60yFrank Budd 1963: ^60ySam Perry 1964: ^60yBob Hayes 1965: ^60ySam Perry 1966-68: ^60yBill Gaines 1969-70: ^60yCharles Greene 1971: ^60yJean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: ^60yDel Meriwether 1973: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: ^60yHerb Washington 1975: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: ^60ySteve Williams 1977: ^60ySteve Riddick 1978: ^60yHouston McTear 1979: ^60ySteve Riddick

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: ^60yCurtis Dickey 1981: ^60yStanley Floyd 1982: ^60yRon Brown 1983: ^60yCarl Lewis 1984: ^60yEmmit King 1985: ^60yAlbert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: ^60yLee McRae 1987: ^55y Lee McRae 1988: ^55yEmmit King 1989: ^55yLeroy Burrell 1990: ^55yBrian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brockenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Michael Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010-11: Michael Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014-15: Marvin Bracy