- Norman Tate
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Norman ("Norm") W. Tate (born January 2, 1942 in Oswald, West Virginia) is a retired long jumper from the United States, who set the world's best year performance in 1971 by jumping 8.23 metres on 1971-05-22 at a meet in El Paso. He represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round of the men's triple jump.
He trained Jack Pierce, who was an Olympic medalist in the hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
References
- ^ Bloom, Mark (1994-02-01). TRACK AND FIELD; World's No. 2 Hurdler Has a No. 1 Problem. New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-11-18.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Josef SchwarzMen's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1971Succeeded by
Randy WilliamsCategories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- American triple jumpers
- American long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Sportspeople from West Virginia
- American track and field athletics biography stubs
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