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James ("Jim") Andrew Carlton (10 February 1909 – 4 April 1951) was an Australian Olympic athlete who competed in sprint events. A native of Lismore, New South Wales. Carlton first came to the sporting public's notice as a junior in 1927 running the 100 y in 10.0 s and the 220 y in 21.8 s.〔E L Quercetani & G Pallicca, A World History of Sprint Racing 1850-2005, p 57.〕 Carlton won three successive national championship sprint doubles in 1928, 1930 and 1932 when the championships were only held every two years. He competed in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam but was run out in the quarter-finals, his form affected by illness (quinsy).〔(Olympic Runner Ill, ''The (Adelaide) News'', (Tuesday, 4 September 1928), p.9. )〕 Though selected for the 1930 British Empire Games, Carlton did not run.〔(Athletics Australia profile - Jim Carlton )〕 In 1931 Carlton equalled Eddie Tolan's world record for 100 yards of 9.4 s but the record was disallowed as the time had only been taken on two stop watches.〔(google books - What happened when )〕 His 9.6 national record, set in 1930, stood for twenty-three years. He also ran a wind-assisted 21.0 s for the 220 y (turn) and beat the great American sprinter George Simpson.〔 His 20.6s run to win the 1932 220 yards national championship at the Sydney Cricket Ground created a sensation, smashing the world record (then 21.0 s), and was controversially judged as wind assisted. The judge reportedly used a piece of wood to ascertain the wind speed and his decision was disputed by observers present at the time. The time Carlton ran was not to be legitimately run until after the Second World War.〔〔Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 40 and 462.〕 Carlton's subsequent announcement of his retirement from athletics and to enter a Catholic seminary in order to become a priest rather than competing at the 1932 Olympics also created controversy.〔(Australian Dictionary of Biography online - Jimmy Carlton )〕 Carlton left the priesthood in 1945 to marry, becoming a teacher.〔 He died in 1951 at only 42 years of age of asthma.〔〔 Carlton's elder son Mike is a well-known Sydney radio broadcaster, while his younger son (Peter) is a respected Human Resource Manager. ==Statistics== Personal Bests 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「James Carlton (athlete)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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