 Larry James in 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Lawrence James | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 6, 1947 Mount Pleasant, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 6, 2008 (aged 61) Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Villanova Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 43.97 (1968) 400 mH – 50.2 (1970) | ||||||||||||||
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George Lawrence "Larry" James (November 6, 1947 – November 6, 2008), also known as James Swift,[1] was an American track athlete. At the 1968 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and a silver in the individual 400 m.[2]
- ^ "Villanova Captures Indoor Track Title". The Times-Mail. March 17, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry James". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.