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American racewalker (1948–2021)

Todd Scully
Todd Scully receives the relay baton from Frank Murray in a 1968 track meet at Lynchburg College in Virginia.
Personal information
Full nameClark Todd Scully
NationalityAmerican
Born(1948-09-13)September 13, 1948
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
DiedSeptember 6, 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 72)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
College teamLynchburg College Hornets

Clark Todd Scully (September 13, 1948 – September 6, 2021) was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

He competed on the track and field team at Lynchburg College in the 1960s, and graduated with a chemistry degree in 1970. He later returned to Lynchburg College for a graduate degree in physical education and secondary education in 1975. He is a member of the University of Lynchburg Sports Hall of Fame.

He was selected for the Olympic team in 1980, but the U.S. boycotted the games. A 2014 alumni magazine of Virginia Tech, where he was a graduate student in 1980, described his disappointment: "You just spent four years making progress and improvement, and you end up not being able to use it. Between '76 and '80, I think I set seven world records. ... I was ready to compete."

References

  1. "Big Island man killed in Bedford County crash". wdbj7. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Todd Scully Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  3. ^ University of Lynchburg alumni records
  4. "Sports Hall of Fame Members". University of Lynchburg. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. "Firsts in Virginia Tech History | Virginia Tech Magazine | Virginia Tech". www.vtmag.vt.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

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1976 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
Men's
track and road
athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's
track athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's racewalking
(1500 m walk, mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 5000 m walk, 3 miles walk)
Mile walk
(1500 m walk)
3000 m walk
(2 miles walk)
5000 m walk
(3 miles walk)
Notes* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field. Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).
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