John Owen (athlete)

John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 1924^[1]) was an American athlete and businessman. He was born in Detroit,^[2] and took up athletics in 1889 at the ages of 28. Owen was discovered and coached by Mike Murphy at the Detroit Athletic Club. In 1890, he ran the 100 yard dash in a world record time of 9.8 seconds.^[3] Owen died in 1924 after a horseback riding accident at his summer home on Mackinac Island.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Voyles, Kenneth H.; Rodrique, Mary (2012). The Enduring Legacy of the Detroit Athletic Club: Driving the Motor City. The History Press. pp. 23–26.
↑ Biography of John Owen
↑ "The Good Trust Guarding Thirty Thousand Collegians". Ft. Wayne Sentinel. 1911-10-28.

US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash

1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 1877: William Wilmer 1878: Fred Saportas

1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 1880-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Arthur Waldron 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 1887: Charles Sherrill 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889-90: John Owen 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tom Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: Frank Jarvis 1899: Arthur Duffey 1900: Maxie Long 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: Lawson Robertson 1905: Charles Parsons 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: Harold Huff 1908: William Hamilton 1909: William Martin 1910: James Rosenberger 1911: Gwin Henry 1912-13: Howard Drew 1914-15: Jo Loomis 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Arthur Henke 1919: William Hayes 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 1921: Charles Paddock 1922: Robert McAllister 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charles Paddock 1925: Frank Hussey 1926: Charles Borah 1927: Chester Bowman 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 1931: Frank Wykoff 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Perrin Walker 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 1940: Harold Davis 1941: Barney Ewell 1942-43: Harold Davis 1944: Buddy Young 1945: Barney Ewell 1946-47: Bill Mathis 1948: Barney Ewell 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Art Bragg 1951: Jim Golliday 1952: Dean Smith 1953-54: Art Bragg 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 1957: Leamon King 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961: Frank Budd 1962-64: Bob Hayes 1965: George Anderson 1966: Charles Greene 1967: Jim Hines 1968: Charles Greene 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 1971: Del Meriwether 1972: Robert Taylor 1973-74: Steve Williams 1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) 1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: James Sanford

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Sam Graddy 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Carl Lewis 1987: Mark Witherspoon 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Carl Lewis 1991: Leroy Burrell 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Michael Marsh 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 1997: Maurice Greene 1998: Tim Harden 1999: Dennis Mitchell 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 2001: Bernard Williams 2002: Maurice Greene 2003: Bernard Williams 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 2009: Michael Rodgers 2010-11: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Justin Gatlin 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Mike Rodgers

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

US National Championship winners in Men's 200m

1876-1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer

1879-1888 NAAAA	1879-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885-86: Malcolm Ford 1887-88^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920^OT-21: Charles Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charles Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927-28^OT: Charles Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932^OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weierhauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940-43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946-47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952-53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961-63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967-68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974-75: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans

1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990-92^OT: Michael Johnson

1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995-96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000^OT: John Capel 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002-03: Darvis Patton 2004^OT: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008^OT: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Curtis Mitchell

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.