 Southern in 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Silas Edward Southern | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Fast Eddie | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 4, 1938 Dallas, Texas, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 17, 2023 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.842 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint, hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas Longhorns | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Clyde Littlefield | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 yd – 9.5 (1958) 220 yd – 20.5 (1958) 400 m – 45.5 (1958) 110 mH – 14.1 (1957) 400 mH – 49.7 (1956)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Silas Edward Southern (January 4, 1938 – May 17, 2023) was an American sprinter and hurdler who won a silver medal in the 400 metres hurdles at 1956 Olympics. He won another silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1959 Pan American Games.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eddie Southern". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ Eddie Southern. trackfield.brinkster.net