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Loren C. Murchison (December 17, 1898 – June 11, 1979) was an American athlete, double gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Loren Murchison Olympic Results )〕 Born in Farmersville, Texas, Loren Murchison was an AAU Champion in in 1920 and 1923 and in in 1918 and 1923. He also won the British AAA championships in both and in 1925. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, Murchison finished fourth in 200 m and sixth in 100 m. He also ran the third leg in the gold medal winning United States 4x100 m relay team, which set a new world record of 42.2 in the Olympic final. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, Murchison was again sixth in 100 m and won his second Olympic gold medal as an opening leg in the world record (41.0) setting American 4x100 m relay team. In 1925 Murchison was struck with spinal meningitis and paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life.〔This author met Murchison in the early 1970s and heard his story directly from him. My father was his doctor.〕 A resident of Leisure Village in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Murchison died at the age of 80 on June 11, 1979 at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.〔Staff. ("Loren Murchison, 80, Track Star" ), ''The New York Times'', June 14, 1979. Accessed February 9, 2011. "For the last 16 years he had resided in Leisure Village, a retirement community in Lakeville."〕 ==References== 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「Loren Murchison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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