Sheldon Karlin
Personal information | |
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Full name | Sheldon Robert Karlin |
Nationality | American |
Born | 1950 United States |
Died | 16 January 2000 | (aged 49–50)
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Running |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Marathon: 2:26:27 (1974)[1] |
Sheldon Karlin (1950 – 16 January 2000) was an American male marathon runner who won the New York City Marathon in 1972.[2]
Biography
Born in
His career in the sport was brief and mostly confined to the early 1970s. Karlin placed fourth at the Washington's Birthday Marathon in February 1972,[1] then had the biggest achievement of his running career later that year at the New York City Marathon.[4] He expressed surprise at his win in a time of 2:27:52, having failed to realize he was the race leader for a portion of the race.[5] At age 22, he remained the competition's youngest male winner for many years, eventually being topped by a 20-year-old Eritrean, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, in 2016.[6] He returned to win the Washington's Birthday Marathon in 1974 in 2:26:27, and also won the Hunter's Woods Elementary School 20-miler that year.[1]
Following his retirement from the sport, he lived in Livingston, New Jersey, with his wife, Donna. The couple had three children in the 1980s.[7] He died of a heart condition at age 49 following poor health.[8] The Washington Running Club, of which Karlin was a founder member, named its club competition trophy the Sheldon Karlin Cup in his honour.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Sheldon Karlin. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ "New York City Marathon All Races 1971 - Present". nyrr.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- Newspapers.com. "The old mark (10:52.9) was set last year by Sheldon Karlin, who now attends Kenilworth Regional High."
- ^ Eskenazi, Gerald (1972-10-02). In New York's Marathon, They Also Run Who Only Sit and Wait. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ Coffey, Wayne (1997-11-02). "Muses Of Marathon Every Odyssey Has An Epic Oddity". New York Daily News. Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ 20-year-old Eritrean becomes youngest male winner of NYC Marathon. ABC7 Chicago (2016-11-16). Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ 751. SHELDON KARLIN --- IN MEMORIAM. Central Park Track Club. Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ Sheldon Karlin, 1950-2000. Joe Henderson (2000-01-17). Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
- ^ Club News, March 19, 2000. Washington Running Club (2000-03-19). Retrieved on 2018-01-08.
External links
- Sheldon Karlin at Association of Road Racing Statisticians