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Stanley Floyd (born June 23, 1961) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States. In 1980 he was considered one of the favourites for the 100 m title but was denied his chance by the US boycott of those games. ==Career== Floyd attended the University of Houston where he studied for a degree in communications. There he hoped to train towards Olympic success - originally he was aiming for 1984 not 1980 - before turning to American football to earn fame and fortune.〔http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125367/1/index.htm 'In the Fast Lane Again', Craig Neff, Sports Illustrated, April 5, 1982.〕 He originally attended Auburn University, but left after a year.〔〔http://www.auburntigers.com/ot/olympians-past.html Auburn Tigers: All-time Olympic Performers. Retrieved 7 March 2012.〕 In 1980 achieved the best time globally in the 100 metres, at 10.07 s. This time improved the World junior record (the record of Mel Lattany from 1978).〔〔http://digilander.libero.it/Mennea/Stagionali/WRL/1980/100.htm World Leading Times 1980. Retrieved 8 March 2012.〕 Floyd won the 100 m at the USA Olympic Trials but would not get to compete because of the boycott. He had already won the NCAA and USA National Championships in the men's 100 metres.〔http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/archive/usa-nat-champs-history.html A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2003, Track and Field News, Retrieved 8 March 2012.〕 This was a triplet of wins last achieved 24 years previously in 1956 by Bobby Morrow.〔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〕 It is debatable whether Floyd would have beaten the eventual champion Allan Wells at the Olympics. He had the faster time for the year and in post-Olympic meetings he beat Wells by 2 to 1. However, Wells won the psychologically important first meeting in Cologne〔Duncanson N, The Fastest Men on Earth, p. 203〕 and clearly suffered from declining form as his long season ended.〔E L Quercetani & G Pallicca, A World History of Sprint Racing 1850-2005, p 109〕 In 1981, Floyd became United States champion indoors at 60 y.〔http://www.usatf.org/statistics/USA-Champions/USAIndoorTF/men/60m.aspx USA Indoor Track & Field Champions, Men's 60 m, USA Track and Field.〕 Later in the year outdoors, Floyd was second in the US National Championships at 100 metres.〔 He was thus reserve at the 1981 Athletics World Cup to Carl Lewis, and even warmed-up for the event in case Lewis was injured competing in the long jump, whose start preceded the 100 m scheduled run time by only 40 minutes. In the end he wasn't required to run, but in retrospect maybe he should have because Lewis was injured in the race and finished last.〔http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124770/1/index.htm 'Fine Times Weren't Had By All', Kenny Moore, Sports Illustrated, September 14, 1981.〕 He had a scintillating 1982 indoor season, establishing world records at 50 yards ( 5.22 s), 60 yards (6.09 s), and 55 metres (6.10 s).〔〔http://speedendurance.com/2010/09/08/shortest-and-fastest-world-records-50-meter-and-50-yards/ 'Shortest and Fastest World Records: 50 meter and 50 Yards', Jimson Lee, September 8, 2010, speedendurance.com. Retrieved 8 March 2012.〕 Floyd's top performance in the 100 m occurred on June 5, 1982 when winning the 1982 NCAA 100 m title in Provo, Utah where he clocked 10.03. This was the NCAA meet record until 1990.〔〔http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/archives/otrack/d1/1988/results1988.pdf 1988 NCAA Track and Field Championship Results.〕 Floyd in 1983 retired from athletics to try his luck at American football in the National Football League (NFL). At the time he has stated he felt he lacked the necessary motivation required to continue his sprinting career and try for another Olympics.〔http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1985_25427/speed-to-burn-but-can-floyd-make-it.html 'Speed to burn, but can Floyd make it?', John McClain, Houston Chronicle, July 25, 1985.〕 He achieved little success with American football - he was dropped by the Atlanta Falcons, then by the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL), and then failed to make the cut with the Houston Oilers. So in 1987 he successfully fought for the right to run again as an athlete.〔http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/30/sports/track-and-field-3-ex-pro-football-players-reinstated.html 'TRACK AND FIELD; 3 EX-PRO FOOTBALL PLAYERS REINSTATED', NY Times, March 30, 1987.〕 After retiring again from athletics, Floyd is reported to have become a police officer. He is now retired from the police service.〔http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/1214450717320150.xml&coll=7 'Athletes still feel chill of Cold War boycott', Paul Buker, OregonLive.com, June 26, 2008.〕 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「Stanley Floyd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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