Larry Young (race walker)

For other uses, see Larry Young (disambiguation).

Lawrence Dean Young (born February 10, 1943) is an American racewalker. He had his best results in the 50 km distance, winning bronze medals at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and gold medals at the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games. Young is the only American to ever win a medal in long distance racewalking.^[3]

Larry Young

Young bathing in the steeplechase pool after winning the 50 km race at the 1972 Olympic Trials
Personal information
Born	February 10, 1943 (1943-02-10) (age 82) Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	Mid-America Track Club, Kansas City
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20 km – 1:30:10 (1974) 50 km – 4:00:46 (1972)[1][2]
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 50 km walk 1972 Munich 50 km walk Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 50 km walk 1971 Cali 50 km walk

Young graduated from Columbia College (Missouri), where he attended on the only racewalking scholarship given in the United States.^[1]

Young is an accomplished 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.^[3] He also has works on display with the Art of the Olympians.^[4]