and three silver medals. Born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica, Herb McKenley enrolled at the University of Illinois and won the NCAA championships...

(1980) The Most Honourable Michael Manley Bob Marley (February 1981) Herb McKenley (2004) Rex Nettleford Mary Seacole (1990, posthumously) Sir Philip Manderson...

(1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds. In 1947, Herb McKenley of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds...

days later in the 400 metres as he finished ahead of fellow Jamaican Herb McKenley. The other three competitors competed in the boxing and weightlifting...

Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, and George Rhoden — Athletics, Men's 4 x 400 metres relay George Rhoden — Athletics, Men's 400 metres Herb McKenley — Athletics...

from almost 10 meters back to catch teammate and world record holder Herb McKenley. This was Jamaica's first Olympic gold medal in their debut participation...

victory by a different American. Herb McKenley won Jamaica's first medal in the men's 100 metres with his silver, while McDonald Bailey's bronze put Great...

Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's 4×400 metres relay  Silver Herb McKenley 1952 Helsinki Athletics Men's...

as laid-back and relaxed. His Jamaican track and field idols include Herb McKenley and former Jamaican 100 m and 200 m world record holder Don Quarrie...

of Jamaica, the second consecutive title in the event by a Jamaican. Herb McKenley repeated his silver medal performance from 1948, becoming the second...

Philadelphia, USA June 6, 1941 46.0y Herb McKenley  Jamaica Berkeley, USA June 5, 1948 45.9 46.00 Herb McKenley  Jamaica Milwaukee, USA July 2, 1948 45...

represent a Caribbean all-star football team and beat Jamaican Olympian Herb McKenley as a schoolboy.[citation needed] He moved to Canada as a youth and was...

17 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022. Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World...

Jamaica in the late 1940s and early 1950s, along with Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal, being...

Bronze 100 metres details Lindy Remigino  United States 10.4 Herb McKenley  Jamaica 10.4 McDonald Bailey  Great Britain 10.4 200 metres details Andy Stanfield...

worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 June 2023. Karen Rosen (26 June 2022). "McLaughlin breaks world 400m hurdles record with 51.41 at US Championships"....

Arthur Wint  Jamaica Herb McKenley  Jamaica Mal Whitfield  United States 1952 Helsinki details George Rhoden  Jamaica Herb McKenley  Jamaica Ollie Matson...

Herbert Mckenley and started a great sprinting tradition. These two men are regarded as the pioneers of Jamaican athletics. In the 400 m final McKenley ran...

LaBeach  Panama 1952 Helsinki details Lindy Remigino  United States Herb McKenley  Jamaica McDonald Bailey  Great Britain 1956 Melbourne details Bobby Morrow...

pre-Games Olympic record of 45.9 seconds, set in 1952 by George Rhoden and Herb McKenley, with times of 45.5 and 45.6 seconds, respectively. The Age noted in...

Campbell-Brown; Sherone Simpson; Brigitte Foster-Hylton; Yohan Blake; Herb McKenley; George Rhoden, Olympic gold medalist; Deon Hemmings, Olympic gold medalist;...

2014-02-01. Sears, Edward Seldon (2001). Running Through the Ages (pg. 178-183). McFarland. Retrieved on 2014-02-01. Syed, Matthew (2012-08-09). Genetic research...

stadium. Other statues in the complex include those of Arthur Wint, Herb McKenley and Merlene Ottey. The pools were built to host the aquatic events of...

Lloyd LaBeach  Panama 21.2 400 metres details Arthur Wint  Jamaica 46.2 Herb McKenley  Jamaica 46.4 Mal Whitfield  United States 46.8 800 metres details Mal...

after Gushchina was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs. Herb McKenley (Jamaica) ran a 44.6 split in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic final. Ron Freeman...

the final, with the medalists breaking the 20-year-old world record. Herb McKenley's third leg of 44.6, credited with pulling Jamaica into contention from...

Larsson 1952 Helsinki details  Jamaica (JAM) Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden  United States (USA) Ollie Matson Gene Cole Charles Moore...

gold medal for the 400 metres (46.2 seconds), beating his team-mate Herb McKenley. In the 800 metres he won silver, after American Mal Whitfield's gold...

sculpture of sprinter Herb McKenley. Watson described the task as an "honour" and a "privilege", citing the esteem in which he held McKenley. He said that when...

2009) 1922 – Jean Kerr, American author and playwright (d. 2003) 1922 – Herb McKenley, Jamaican sprinter (d. 2007) 1922 – Jake LaMotta, American boxer and...