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'''George Lawrence ("Larry") James''' (born ], ]) is a former ] ].

A double medalist at the ] in ], Larry James also set world records and won ] titles during his track career. James won the silver medal in the 400 m with his time of 43.97 seconds at the 1968 Olympics, bettering the existing world record but placing him second behind teammate (and fellow Hall of Famer) ] (43.86). James added a gold medal at the Mexico City Games by running the third leg on the U.S. 4x400 m ] team, which set a ] of 2:56.16 seconds, which lasted until ].

James set the 400 m world record of 44.1 seconds in placing second to Evans at the 1968 Olympic Trials at ], when Evans' winning time of 44.0 was disallowed by the ] because he wore illegal brush spike shoes. James was a double gold medalist at the 1970 World University Games, winning the 400 m hurdles and running the anchor leg on Team USA's 4x400 m relay team (3:03.33). As a collegian at ] under Hall of Fame coach ], James won the NCAA 440 ] title in ] and NCAA indoor crowns at that distance in ], ] and 1970. At the 1968 Penn Relays, his anchor leg of 43.9 was the fastest ever run in the history of the relay carnival and sparked Villanova's scintillating comeback victory over ]. The head manager for Team USA at the ], James is chair of USATF's budget committee and currently is the Dean of Athletics and Recreational Programs and Services at the ] of ].

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