Willie Turner (sprinter)
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Representing the  United States
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1967 Winnipeg | 4 × 100 m relay |
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1967 Winnipeg | 100 m |
Willie Turner (born October 14, 1948) is an American former sprinter. Willie resides in his home town of Yakima, Washington, where he has coached sprinting at A.C. Davis High School for many years. He is greatly loved by the local community and works part-time helping middle school children as a security guard for Wilson Middle School. Willie at one time in his illustrious carrier earned the title, for a brief period, as "Fastest Man Alive" for his efforts in the 100, 200, and 4x1 sprints. Among his many accomplishments he has won a silver medal in the 100m dash for the 1967 Pan American games. He was also favored to be a medalist at the Mexico Olympics before suffering a serious injury which effectively eliminated him from the competition. He still holds sprinting records at A.C. Davis High School in Yakima and Oregon State University where he is considered one of the schools best sprinters in the College's history.
External links
[edit]- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Oregon State University Hall of Fame
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Yakima, Washington
- Track and field athletes from Washington (state)
- American male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- American sprinter stubs
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Oregon State Beavers men's track and field athletes