Jack Yerman

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Jack Yerman
File:Jack Yerman 1963.jpg
Yerman with his son, circa 1963
Personal information
Full nameJack Lloyd Yerman
BornFebruary 5, 1939 (1939-02-05) (age 85)
Oroville, California
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 4×400 metres relay

Jack Lloyd Yerman (born February 5, 1939) is an American former 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] He 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 fullback for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.[3] Previously he ran for Woodland High School in Woodland, California, finishing third at the 1956 CIF California State Meet.[4] Yerman lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four. He is a Latter-day Saint.[5] Yerman joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.[6]

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

References

  1. ↑ "United States – 1960 Summer Olympic Medals". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Jack Yerman Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Cal sports hall of fame list". Big C (Sport). Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  4. ↑ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present".
  5. ↑ Turino Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326
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