Chuck Smith (athlete)

Chuck Smith (born March 12, 1949) is an American former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Running in the 200 meters, he finished fifth in the final.^[1] He won the 200 meters race at the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.^[2] He attended Occidental College and won both the 100 meter and 200 meter NCAA College Division races in his first year of competitive running.^[3]

References

↑ "Chuck Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
↑ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champions".
↑ "Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame".

US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash

1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer

1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: Lon Myers 1882–83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885–86: Malcolm Ford 1887–88^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916–17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920^OT-21: Charley Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927–28^OT: Charley Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932^OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weiershauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940–43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946–47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952–53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959–60: Ray Norton 1961–63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967–68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Larry Black) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Reggie Jones - both years) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990–92^OT: Michael Johnson

1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995–96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000^OT: John Capel 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002–03: Darvis Patton 2004^OT: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008^OT: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Curtis Mitchell 2015–16^OT: Justin Gatlin

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. *USA: Leading American athlete

1972 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	1972 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Jon Anderson Jack Bacheler Larry Black Doug Brown Dick Bruggeman Larry Burton Wayne Collett Willie Davenport Tom Dooley Jeff Galloway Eddie Hart Steve Hayden Thomas Hill Leonard Hilton Goetz Klopfer Mike Manley Ralph Mann Vincent Matthews Rod Milburn Kenny Moore Steve Prefontaine Rey Robinson Jim Ryun Steve Savage Jim Seymour Frank Shorter Chuck Smith John Smith Ken Swenson Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker (r) William Weigle Bob Wheeler Rick Wohlhuter Dave Wottle George Young Larry Young

Men's field athletes	Jeff Bannister Jeff Bennett Preston Carrington John Craft Chris Dunn Al Feuerbach George Frenn Tom Gage Bruce Jenner Jan Johnson Ron Jourdan Fred Luke Arnie Robinson Brian Oldfield John Powell Bill Schmidt Al Schoterman Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Dave Smith Steve Smith Milt Sonsky Dwight Stones Tim Vollmer Art Walker Randy Williams George Woods

Women's track athletes	Iris Davis Debra Edwards Mable Fergerson Barbara Ferrell Pam Greene Kathy Hammond Patty Johnson Wendy Koenig Francie Kraker Francie Larrieu Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter (r) Lacey O'Neal Mamie Rallins Mattline Render Jackie Thompson Cheryl Toussaint Martha Watson

Women's field athletes	Kim Attlesey Roberta Brown Sherry Calvert Olga Connolly Gale Fitzgerald Jane Frederick Cindy Gilbert Sandi Goldsberry Kate Schmidt Maren Seidler Jan Svendsen Martha Watson Deanne Wilson Willye White

Coaches	Bill Bowerman (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) Hoover Wright (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Nell Jackson (women's head coach) Randall Lambert (women's assistant coach) Ron Sorkness (women's assistant coach)

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