Jack Keller (athlete)
Personal information | |
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Born | October 23, 1911 |
Died | June 3, 1978 (aged 66) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdles |
Club | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 120 ydH – 14.1 (1933)[1][2] |
John Alton Claude Keller (October 23, 1911 – June 3, 1978) was an American
Hurdling career
Jack Keller studied at
Keller continued to improve in 1932 and won that year's Big Ten 120-yard title in a world-record-breaking 14.0, defeating
At the
At the Olympics in Los Angeles Keller easily advanced from the first two rounds, winning his heat in 14.9 and the first semi-final in 14.5, an Olympic record.[1] However, that record only lasted for a few minutes, as the other semi-final was won by Saling in 14.4.[19] In the final Keller led for the first four hurdles, but hit the fifth hurdle and was caught first by Beard and then the eventual winner, Saling.[9] He was originally thought to have come in third and was presented with the Bronze Medal; however, after review of the Kirby Two-Eyed Camera films, officials determined that Britain's Don Finlay was the bronze medalist and they asked Keller to give the medal to Finlay.[20][21]
Saling died in a car accident in April 1933,
Keller retired from hurdling after the 1933 season,[25][28] and went on to become the managing editor of the Columbus, Ohio Citizen Journal.[21] He attempted a brief comeback in 1936.[28][29]
Notes
- ^ Keller himself had run 14.3 several weeks earlier at the Ohio Relays. However, that time wasn't ratifiable as a world record as he had knocked down two hurdles.[8] Although modern rules do not prohibit the toppling of hurdles, those valid in 1931 specified that knocking down any hurdles would make a mark invalid for record purposes and that knocking down three or more hurdles would lead to disqualification.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Jack Keller Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Jack Keller. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "New Colored Track Star May Prove Greatest of His Race". Reading Eagle. February 21, 1934. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Kopriva, Don. "All-Time Big 10 Men's Winners: 1901–2001". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- The Deseret News. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Kirksey, George (May 25, 1931). "Sentman-Keller Dual is Epic". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- The Milwaukee Journal. May 23, 1931. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- The Milwaukee Sentinel. May 3, 1931. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.
- ^ Kirksey, George (June 7, 1931). "Southern California Wins Track Championship Again". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Hill, E. Garry. "A History of the NCAA Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- The Reading Eagle. June 7, 1931. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "Jack Keller Runs Hurdles in 14 Seconds". The Milwaukee Journal. May 21, 1932. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ The Montreal Gazette. June 13, 1932. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (June 12, 1932). "When Ralph Metcalfe, Hilltop's Meteor, Runs the Cinders Burn". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- International Association of Athletics Federations
- ^ Gould, Alan (July 21, 1932). "American Should Win the Hurdles". The Evening Record. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles Semi-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Greene, Bob (March 1, 2017). "An Athlete Who Had an Olympic Medal – and Then Didn't". The Wall Street Journal. p. A19.
- ^ "George Saling, World Champion Hurdler, Is Killed in Automobile Accident". Spokane Daily Chronicle. April 15, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Keller King of Hurdlers". Lawrence Journal-World. May 12, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Four Records Shattered At Penn Relays". Reading Eagle. April 29, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ The Milwaukee Journal. May 22, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Big Six Marks in Track Compare Well With Those of Other Conference Meets". Lawrence Journal-World. June 2, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ "Northwest Men Crash Way Into Track Finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 16, 1933. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Gould, Alan (March 20, 1936). "America Seems Likely to Win Hurdle Events". The Miami News.
- ^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (June 22, 1936). "Trojan Athletes Here for Saturday's Meet". The Milwaukee Journal.