Richard Stebbins

Richard Stebbins
Personal information
BornRichard Vaughn Stebbins
June 14, 1945 (1945-06-14) (age 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay

Richard Vaughn Stebbins (born June 14, 1945) is an American former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the Tokyo Olympics, Richard Stebbins finished seventh in 200 m[2] and ran the third leg in the gold medal winning American 4 × 100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 39.0. At the medal ceremony, he got carried by his team to receive this gold medal.[3]

Stebbins was born and raised in Los Angeles, and later attended Grambling State University, where he played football and ran track. Following his college career, he was drafted as an end (wide receiver) by the New York Giants in 1967.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dick Stebbins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Richard STEBBINS". the-sports.org. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Former Olympian from Maine recalls gold medal experience". seacoastonline.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Richard Stebbins". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
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