Lester Carney
Lester Nelson "Les" Carney (born March 31, 1934) is a retired American sprinter who won a silver medal in the 200 m at the 1960 Olympics, ahead of two teammembers who beat him at the Olympic trials. He won another silver in this event at the 1959 Pan American Games.[1]
 Lester Carney (left) at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lester Nelson Carney | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1934 (age 86) Bellaire, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Akron Track Club | ||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 9.6 (1959) 100 m – 10.3 (1956) 200 m – 20.69 (1960) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Besides athletics Carney also played American football at Ohio University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1958 but never played professionally. After retiring from sport he worked as a buyer for a sporting goods company in Akron, Ohio.[1]
On October 2, 2015, Indian Creek High School (formally known as Wintersville High School) named its brand new track and field after the Olympic Silver Medalist. The field is now The Lester Carney Track at Kettlewell Stadium.
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les Carney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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