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Emerson Lane " Bud" Spencer (October 10, 1906 – May 15, 1985) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4 × 440 yard relay in London.
Early in his career, Spencer competed in the Hurdling in addition to sprinting, finishing second in the low hurdles and fourth in the 120 yard high hurdles while running for Modesto High School in Modesto, California at the 1923 CIF California State Meet. In 1924, he was seriously injured in a traffic collision; he completely lost sight in one of his eyes and missed the 1925 track season.
In 1926, Spencer won his first major title, the 1926 AAU junior championships in the 440 yd hurdles. Next year he won the NCAA 440 yd event in 47.7 seconds, which was the world's fastest time that year. In May 1928 he set a world record in the 400 m at 47.0 s, but failed at the Olympic Trials and was only selected for the US team in the relay. After retiring from competitions he worked as the sports editor of The San Francisco News and then as athletics coach at Stanford University, his alma mater.
Categories: 1906 Births, 1985 Deaths, American Male Sprinters, World Record Setters In The Sport Of Athletics, Stanford Cardinal Men's Track And Field Athletes, Athletes At The 1928 Summer Olympics, Olympic Gold Medalists For The United States In Track And Field, Track And Field Athletes From San Francisco, Medalists At The 1928 Summer Olympics, 20th-century American Sportsmen
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