This article is about the American Olympic hurdler. For the American entomologist, see
Quentin D. Wheeler.
Quentin David Wheeler (born April 27, 1955, in
Long Branch,
New Jersey) is an American track and field athlete. He had the misfortune to be one of the best
400 meter hurdlers in the world at the same time as
Edwin Moses was invincible in the event. Wheeler ran in the
1976 Olympics, finishing fourth behind Moses at his debut on the international scene.[1] Only
Yevgeny Gavrilenko kept the United States from sweeping the event that year.
^Falk, Jonnie.
"Wheeler family never doubted Quentin's chances for Olympics", The Daily Register, June 23, 1976. Accessed January 25, 2022, via
Newspapers.com. "Quentin Wheeler of Tinton Falls, a great track star at Monmouth Regional, will be in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles for the U.S.A. in the Montreal Olympics."