Anthony Ketchum
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| Men's athletics
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Representing the  United States
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Universiade
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1981 Bucharest | 4×100 m relay |
IAAF World Cup
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1981 Rome | 4×100 m relay |
Anthony Raye Ketchum (born November 20, 1962) is an American former sprinter.[1]
He attended
Track and Field News.[6]
Ketchum placed fifth nationally in the 400 m at the 1981
100-meter dash, taking second to Darren Walker.[8] During this period he was coached by Jack Petty.[9]
He made his first appearances at international level in 1981. At the
4×100-meter relay alongside Mel Lattany, Stanley Floyd and Steve Williams brought the United States team the bronze medal.[10] A gold medal in that event also came at that year's Universiade, as the American team of Lattany, Ketchum, Jason Grimes and Calvin Smith topped the podium.[11]
After graduating from high school, he began to attend the
NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in an American collegiate record of 39:12 seconds.[15][16] His best individual run of 45.72 seconds that year ranked him in the top 40 globally.[17]
He only competed at the start of the 1983, his best of 45.77 seconds coming at the
kickoff returner.[19] He played three games professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, briefly staying at the Canadian football team in the 1987 season.[20] Towards the end of his career, he was part of the Detroit Lions team in the late 1980s, but was released in 1989.[21]
References
- ^ "Profile". all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ UIL All-Century Teams Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. TTFCA. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Texas High School Boys All-Time Top 10. Texas Track. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Willis’ Platt second in 400; Spivey takes girls 4A 400 title. Courier News (2014-05-09). Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Boys Track & Field State Champions 400 Meter Dash Archived February 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. UIL. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ T&FN High School All-America Teams — Boys 400 Meters Archived March 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ 400m 1981 Lists. Mennea. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Darren Walker Wins 100. The New York Times (1981-06-14). Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Track coach Jack Petty dies. Houston Chronicle (2001-06-04). Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ IAAF World Cup Archived October 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ 4x100m Relay 1981 Lists. Mennea. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Tom Tellez. Houston Cougars. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Men's Division I NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. NCAA. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ WORLD UNDER 23 BEST PERFORMANCES. GBR Athletics (2006-08-09). Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Perovich, Kathy (1982-06-05). Butler Wins NCAA 200-Meter Crown. NewsOK. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ 4x100m Relay 1982 Lists. Mennea. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ 400m 1982 Lists. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ 400m 1983 Lists. Mennea. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Anthony Ketchum. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Anthony Ketchum. Hamilton Tiger Cats. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
- ^ Transactions. New York Times (1989-06-04). Retrieved on 2015-04-26.