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American hurdler (1940–2022)
Rex Cawley
Personal information
Full nameWarren Jay Cawley
Born(1940-07-06)July 6, 1940
Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 21, 2022(2022-01-21) (aged 81)
Orange, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Pathe Highlights of world record @:40 Video on YouTube

Warren Jay Cawley (July 6, 1940 – January 21, 2022) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Cawley was born in Highland Park, Michigan. He attended Farmington High School.

Cawley still holds the record time for the 100 yard dash at Farmington High School that he set in 1959. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1959. He won the AAU championships in 440-yard hurdles in 1963 and 1965 and as a University of Southern California student, he won an NCAA title in 440 yd hurdles in 1963.

At the Olympic Trials in 1964, Cawley set a world record in 400 m hurdles with a time of 49.1, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic Games. Cawley won the gold medal in Tokyo with a commanding performance in which he beat his nearest competitor John Cooper from Great Britain by 0.5 seconds.

He died on January 21, 2022, at the age of 81.

References

  1. ^ "Rex Cawley". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. USATF-Rex Cawley
  3. Pawlak, Debra Ann (2003). Farmington and Farmington Hills. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. ISBN 9781439613993.
  4. "Track & Field News - The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948". trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  5. "USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2014" (PDF). University of Southern California. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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Awards
Preceded byDallas Long Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year
1959 		Succeeded byMel Renfro
Olympic champions in men's 400 metres hurdles
US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles
1914–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • 440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise.
  • The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1964 USA Olympic track and field team
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