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American middle-distance runner
Hornbostel, circa 1934
Charles Christian Hornbostel (September 26, 1911 – January 13, 1989) was an American
middle-distance runner . He made two
Olympic finals at
800 meters and once tied the
world record at 880 yards.
Career
As a
sophomore at
Indiana University , Hornbostel won the 800 meters at the
1932 NCAA Championships in a meeting record time of 1:52.7.
[1] As the NCAA Championships were simultaneously an early Olympic tryout meet, he qualified for the
Olympic Trials in
Stanford , where he placed second behind
Edwin Genung and qualified for the
team .
[2] At the
Olympics in
Los Angeles Hornbostel won his heat, running 1:52.4 and beating the eventual silver medalist,
Alex Wilson of
Canada .
[3] In the final he placed sixth, again running 1:52.7.
[3]
Hornbostel repeated as NCAA champion in
1933 , beating mile champion
Glenn Cunningham by inches as both clocked 1:50.9 for 880 yards.
[1]
[4]
[5]
[nb 1] This equalled
Ben Eastman 's world record from the previous year.
[4]
[5]
[7] Two weeks later Cunningham beat Hornbostel at the
national championships in 1:51.8 (800 m).
[8]
Hornbostel won the NCAA championship for a third and final time in 1934, this time in 1:51.9 (880 yards).
[1] At the
Princeton Invitational, however, he was decisively beaten by Eastman, who ran 1:49.8 to break his own and Hornbostel's record.
[9] Hornbostel was some five yards behind in 1:50.7, also under the old record.
[3]
[5]
Hornbostel qualified for the Olympics again in
1936 , placing second to eventual gold medalist
John Woodruff at the
Trials in 1:51.3.
[10] In the slow and tactical
Olympic final Hornbostel finished fifth.
[11] After the Olympics he took part in two world-record-setting relays on the same day, running 4 x 880 yards in 7:35.8 and 4 x Mile in 17:17.2.
[3]
[12]
Notes
^ 880 yards is 804.672 meters. At that pace, the difference in time between these two distances is about 0.6-0.7 seconds; thus, Hornbostel's time is worth 1:50.2 or 1:50.3 for 800 meters.
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References
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d Hill, E. Garry.
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"The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field" . Track & Field News . Archived from
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a
b
c
d
"Chuck Hornbostel Bio, Stats and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .
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a
b
"Hard to Predict Outcome in Metcalfe-Owens Race" .
The Milwaukee Journal . June 20, 1933. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .
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a
b
c Jukola, Martti (1935). Huippu-urheilun historia (in Finnish).
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö .
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"Track and Field Statistics" . trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .
^
"Track Star Busy" .
Lawrence Journal-World . June 20, 1933. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .
^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian;
Track & Field News .
"A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011" . Track & Field News . Archived from
the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 21 May 2013 .
^
"Princeton Ace, Bill Bonthron, Trails Kansan" .
The Palm Beach Post-Times . June 17, 1934. Retrieved May 21, 2013 .
^ Hymans, Richard.
"The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field" . Track & Field News . Archived from
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^
"Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 800 metres" . Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
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"New 4-Mile Mark" . Lawrence Journal-World . 15 August 1936. Retrieved 20 May 2013 .
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