John Owen (athlete) - Biblioteka.sk

John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 25, 1924) was an American athlete and businessman.

Biography

John Owen was born in Detroit,^[1] and took up athletics in 1889 at the age of 28. He was discovered and coached by Mike Murphy at the Detroit Athletic Club. In 1890, he ran the 100-yard dash in a world record time of 9.8 seconds.^[2]

Owen died on August 25, 1924, after a horseback riding accident at his summer home on Mackinac Island.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Biography of John Owen". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "The Good Trust Guarding Thirty Thousand Collegians". Ft. Wayne Sentinel. October 28, 1911.
^ Voyles, Kenneth H.; Rodrique, Mary (2012). The Enduring Legacy of the Detroit Athletic Club: Driving the Motor City. The History Press. pp. 23–26. ISBN 9781609495053.
^ "Owen, Famous Athlete, Dead". Detroit Free Press. August 27, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved March 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

John Owen at Find a Grave

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 1877: William Wilmer 1878: Fred Saportas
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 1880-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Arthur Waldron 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 1887: Charles Sherrill 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889-90: John Owen 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tom Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: Frank Jarvis 1899: Arthur Duffey 1900: Maxie Long 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: Lawson Robertson 1905: Charles Parsons 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: Harold Huff 1908: William Hamilton 1909: William Martin 1910: James Rosenberger 1911: Gwin Henry 1912-13: Howard Drew 1914-15: Jo Loomis 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Arthur Henke 1919: William Hayes 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 1921: Charley Paddock 1922: Robert McAllister 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Frank Hussey 1926: Charley Borah 1927: Chester Bowman 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 1931: Frank Wykoff 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Perrin Walker 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 1940: Harold Davis 1941: Barney Ewell 1942-43: Harold Davis 1944: Buddy Young 1945: Barney Ewell 1946-47: Bill Mathis 1948: Barney Ewell 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Art Bragg 1951: Jim Golliday 1952: Dean Smith 1953-54: Art Bragg 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 1957: Leamon King 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961: Frank Budd 1962-64: Bob Hayes 1965: George Anderson 1966: Charles Greene 1967: Jim Hines 1968: Charles Greene 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 1971: Del Meriwether 1972: Robert Taylor 1973-74: Steve Williams 1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams 1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) Robert Woods 1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) Steve Williams 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: James Sanford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Sam Graddy 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Carl Lewis 1987: Mark Witherspoon 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Carl Lewis 1991: Leroy Burrell 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Michael Marsh 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 1997: Maurice Greene 1998: Tim Harden 1999: Dennis Mitchell 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 2001: Bernard Williams 2002: Maurice Greene 2003: Bernard Williams 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 2009: Mike Rodgers 2010-11: Walter Dix 2012^OT-13: Justin Gatlin 2014: Mike Rodgers 2015: Tyson Gay 2016^OT: Justin Gatlin 2017: Justin Gatlin 2018: Noah Lyles 2019: Christian Coleman 2021^{2020 OT}: Trayvon Bromell 2022: Fred Kerley 2023: Cravont Charleston
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, 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. Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: Lon Myers 1882–83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885–86: Malcolm Ford 1887–88^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895–97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916–17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920^OT-21: Charley Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927–28^OT: Charley Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932^OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weiershauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940–43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946–47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952–53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959–60: Ray Norton 1961–63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967–68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Larry Black) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Reggie Jones – both years) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990–92^OT: Michael Johnson
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995–96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000^OT: John Capel 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002–03: Darvis Patton 2004^OT: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008^OT: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Isiah Young 2014: Curtis Mitchell 2015–16^OT: Justin Gatlin 2017–18: Ameer Webb 2019: Noah Lyles 2021^{2020 OT}-22: Noah Lyles 2022:Erriyon Knighton
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, 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. *USA: Leading American athlete