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Charles 'Charlie' Tidwell (March 30, 1937 – August 28, 1969) was an American track athlete who was one of the best sprinter/hurdlers in the world in the years 1958–60. He was denied a chance to run in the 1960 Olympics by injury. His life was cut short at 32 years of age when he shot himself to death after killing his wife following a violent quarrel between the two. == Track career == Tidwell was a native of Independence, Kansas, where he was a star athlete at his high school. The highlight was a national junior record for the 180 y low hurdles in 1955.〔http://www.kcctfca.org/Results/StateTFResults/1954-1955%20State%20T&F%20Results.PDF "Shawnee Mission, A^y Center, Gardner Win Titles; Sixteen New Records, Two Tied; Tidwell Sets National Mark in Low Hurdles.", ''Kansas High School Activities Journal'', September 1955.〕 After graduating high school he attended Kansas University. Tidwell was an outstanding sprinter for his college track team, the Kansas Jayhawks, winning five NCAA individual titles: *100 y in 1959-60 (he was also 2nd in 1958)〔http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ncaa_history_pdfs/ncaam100.pdf "100 Meters, A History Of The NCAA Championships, 1921–2013", ''Track & Field News''〕 *220 y in 1960〔http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ncaa_history_pdfs/ncaam200.pdf "200 Meters, A History Of The NCAA Championships, 1921–2013", ''Track & Field News''〕 *220 y hurdles in 1958 (he was also 2nd in 1959)〔http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/tfn_pdfs/ncaa_history_pdfs/ncaa220h.pdf "220 Hurdles, A History Of The NCAA Championships, 1921–2013", ''Track & Field News''.〕 so helping the team win back-to back NCAA team titles in 1959 and 1960.〔http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/c-relay/spec-rel/041811aae.html Charlie Tidwell (Men's 100 Meter Dash) - KU Track & Field (1958-60), Official Site of Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved 24 February 2013.〕〔http://www.kansas.com/2011/07/21/1942172/kansas-150-greatest-athletes-101.html Charlie Tidwell: Track and field, Independence, 1937-1969, Photos and biographies for Kansas' 150 greatest athletes: 101-150, ''The Wichita Eagle'', July 21, 2011.〕〔http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/c-relay/spec-rel/042105aad.html Sprinter Tidwell To Be Honored At Kansas Relays, Official Site of Kansas Jayhawks, April 21, 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2013.〕〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19600621&id=3QJgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=px4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=978,4486625 "Cephas Qualifies for Olympic Trials: Becomes Lone Wolverine on U.S. Team", Associated Press, ''The Michigan Daily'', June 21, 1960.〕 In the 1958 NCAA championships, Tidwell set a world best time in the 220 y hurdles.〔〔http://newspaperarchive.com/hutchinson-news/1958-06-15/page-63 "Tidwell Sets World Mark", ''Hutchinson News'', June 15, 1958.〕 Tidwell also won the Kansas Relays 100 y race in 1959 and 1960, winning Athlete of the Meet in 1959, and for this was honored as an inductee in the Kansas Relays Hall of Fame in 2005.〔〔 Tidwell's form meant he was one of the favourites to going into the United States Olympic Trials to qualify for the 100 and 200 m at the 1960 Rome Olympics. However, an injury suffered at the trials ruined his qualification chances. Tidwell had qualified first in his heat for the final of the 100 m. In the final, Tidwell had one false start. When the race finally got underway a pulled muscle at 50 m prematurely ended his race. The injury forced him to scratch from the 200 m trial event.〔http://newspaperarchive.com/traverse-city-record-eagle/1960-07-02/page-13 "Thomas Sets New High Jump Mark in Olympic Trials", ''Traverse City Record Eagle'', July 2, 1960.〕〔http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field, R Hymans, USA ''Track & Field'', 2008.〕 Tidwell achieved five world best times during his career - none were ratified as world records by the IAAF:〔Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 527.〕 * on 14 June 1958 in Berkeley, California, he ran the 220 y hurdles in a new record time of 22.7 s. The 220 y hurdles event was not officially recognized by the IAAF. * on 16 May 1959 in Norman, Oklahoma, he equalled his time of 22.7 s for the 220 y hurdles. The 220 y hurdles event was not officially recognized by the IAAF. * on 20 June 1959 in Boulder, Colorado, he ran the 200 m hurdles in a new record time of 22.6 s. The 200 m hurdles event was not officially recognized by the IAAF. * on 16 April 1960 in Abilene, Texas, he ran a 220 yards race in 20.2 s - the course was found to be short at 218 y 10" (199.60 m). Adding another 0.1 s for the missing distance to 200 m gives a time of 20.3 s when the then world record for that distance was 20.5 s! * on 10 June 1960 in Houston, Texas, he equalled the then world record for the 100 m with a time of 10.1 s. Armin Hary ran a new world record of 10.0 s on 21 June. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie Tidwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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