Wayne Collett
![]() Collett in 1972 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | Los Angeles, U.S.[1] | October 20, 1949|||||||||||
Died | March 17, 2010 Los Angeles, U.S. | (aged 60)|||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100–800 m, hurdles | |||||||||||
Club | UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 9.6 (1971) 200 m – 20.2 (1968) 400 m – 44.1 (1972) 400 mH – 48.9 (1970) 880 yd – 1:52.6 (1971)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Wayne Curtis Collett (October 20, 1949 – March 17, 2010) was an
.The Associated Press noted that the casual behavior of Matthews and Collett during the playing of the anthem was interpreted as "disrespectful", and described the conduct as follows:
Collett, bare-footed, leaped from the No. 2 tier to the No. 1 stand beside his teammate. They stood sideways to the flag, twirling their medals, with Matthews stroking his chin. Their shoulders slumped, neither stood erect nor looked at the flag. ... As whistles and catcalls continued, Collett raised a clenched fist to the crowd before entering the portal of the dressing room.[5]
In an interview after the medal ceremony with the
While still on the rise as an athlete, Collett was pictured on the March 1970 cover of
Collett graduated from
References
- ^ a b c d Wayne Collett. sports-reference.com
- ^ Wayne Collett. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ File:Wayne Collett, Vince Matthews 1972.jpg
- ^ a b Chuck Johnson (1972-09-08). "Matthews, Collett Barred for Conduct on Victory Stand". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Milburn, Matthews Win Gold, But U.S. Trails". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1972-09-08. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Past Covers 1970 Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on 2017-08-18.
- ^ Past Covers 1973 Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine. Trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved on 2017-08-18.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (March 18, 2010). "Wayne Collett, Track Medalist Barred Because of a Protest, Dies at 60". The New York Times.
- ^ "Former Olympic 400 runner-up Wayne Collett dies". USA Today. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
External links
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