Jack Yerman
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Competitor for the  United States
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| Gold | 1960 Rome | 4×400 metres 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]
"Your Time Will Come: Jack Yerman and His Incredible Journey to the 1960 Olympics" is a book that relates his story from birth through winning the Gold Medal. See bhyerman.wix.com/books.
World Records
- Mile Relay
- 1600 Meter Relay
- Two Mile Relay
- Distance Medley Relay
- Indoor 400 Meter short track
- 660 yard sprint (unofficial)
Major Events
- Olympic Gold Medal - 1600 meter relay 1960
- Rose Bowl 1960
- Pan American Games
- (only Jack Yerman and Bob Mathias have accomplished all three of the above)
- First US-USSR dual meet, 1958
- Two Time Donkey Derby Champion
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References
- ↑ "United States - 1960 Summer Olympic Medals". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ "Jack Yerman Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ "Cal sports hall of fame list". Big C (Sport). Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ↑ Turino
- ↑ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326