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Olympian Leslie Laing Dies


Leslie Laing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Photo Credit: S&G/PA Images via Getty Images
Leslie “Les” Laing, a member of the 4×400 metre gold medal winning team from the 1952 Helsinki Olympics died on Feb 7.
The Linstead, St Catherine, Jamaica native was days away from his 97th birthday. Sources differ on his age, but according to the Olympic.org website, he was born on Feb. 19, 1924.
Details of Laing’s death were not released, but his advanced age is considered a factor.
In the 1952 Olympics, Laing ran the second leg of the 4×400 metre relay team that won the race in a then world record time of three minutes, 03.9 seconds. ....

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George Rhoden of Morgan State didn’t catch anyone by surprise at the 1951 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Seattle.
That happens when you’re not only the defending champion, but also reigning world-record holder, a combination of honors not yet seen in the 400 meters/440 yards.
Any suspense would come in how Rhoden dealt with the 440/220 double, one only successfully achieved by Herb McKenley of Illinois in 1946 and 1947.
Rhoden handled it masterfully, winning the 440 by far more than necessary as his 46.5 gave him an event-record winning margin of 0.7 seconds.
The 220 was held on a straightaway and featured three of the 100-yard finalists, topped by winner Art Bragg, a sophomore running in his first NCAA meet. Bragg, a teammate of Rhoden, found his match in this event as Rhoden won in 20.7. ....

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