Name Larry Young Education Columbia College | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born 10 February 1943 Independence, Missouri Olympic medals Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men\'s 50 kilometres walk People also search for Veniamin Soldatenko, Bernd Kannenberg, Antal Kiss, Christoph Hohne | ||
Larry Young (born February 10, 1943, Independence, Missouri, United States) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometer walk.
He competed for the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 50 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal. He repeated this feat four years later in Munich at the 1972 Summer Olympics despite finishing the race a full 30 minutes quicker. Young is the only American to ever win a medal in long distance racewalking.
Young graduated from Columbia College (Missouri), where he attended on the only racewalking scholarship given in the United States.
Larry Young is also a sculptor who has placed over 50 monumental outdoor sculptures nationally and abroad. Most of his work has been in bronze, but he also works with stainless steel, marble, and other materials. He owns and operates a full-scale, 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) foundry where he personally creates and produces most of his work. He also has works on display with the Art of the Olympians.