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Michael Larrabee

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Michael Larrabee Men's AthleticsCompetitor for  United StatesOlympic GamesGold 1964 Tokyo400 metresGold 1964 Tokyo 4x400 m relay

Michael ("Mike") Denny Larrabee (December 2, 1933 – April 22, 2003) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Born in Hollywood, California, but raised in Ventura, California, Larrabee was a young running talent in the mid 1950s. In 1952, his athletic performances earned him a scholarship at the University of Southern California, from which he graduated as geology major. A series of injuries hampered his running career--causing him to miss out on the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, but he had his best season ever in 1964.

At first he won his only AAU title in 400 m, then he won the 400 m (tying the world record of 44.9) at the 1964 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles. In the Tokyo Olympics final, Larrabee was in fifth place going into the final turn, when he passed everyone in front of him with a burst of speed to win the gold medal in 45.1. Larrabee also ran the second leg on United States gold medal winning 4x400 m relay team that won in the world record time of 3:00.7.

After the Tokyo Olympics Larrabee worked as a mathematics teacher, ran a beverage distributing company with his brother and worked part-time as Adidas’ U.S. shoe representative to track and field, a position that allowed him to travel and keep connected to the sport.

Larrabee remained physically active well after his running career had wound down, taking up tennis, scuba diving, skiing, hiking (for which he raised llamas as pack animals) and mountain climbing.

Although he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer in 2001 and was only expected to live a few weeks, he continued to live life to the fullest for two more years, thanks to chemotherapy treatments. Mike Larrabee died in his home at Santa Maria, California, aged 69. He was posthumously added to the Track and Field Hall of Fame in December of 2003.

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v • d • eOlympic Champions in the Men's 400 metres1896: Tom Burke• 1900: Maxey Long• 1904: Harry Hillman• 1906: Paul Pilgrim• 1908: Wyndham Halswelle• 1912: Charles Reidpath• 1920: Bevil Rudd• 1924: Eric Liddell• 1928: Ray Barbuti• 1932: Bill Carr• 1936: Archie Williams• 1948: Arthur Wint• 1952: George Rhoden• 1956: Charlie Jenkins• 1960: Otis Davis• 1964: Michael Larrabee • 1968: Lee Evans• 1972: Vincent Matthews• 1976: Alberto Juantorena• 1980: Viktor Markin• 1984: Alonzo Babers• 1988: Steve Lewis• 1992: Quincy Watts• 1996: Michael Johnson• 2000: Michael Johnson• 2004: Jeremy Wariner
v • d • eOlympic champions in men's 4×400 m relay1908 United States: (medley) William F. Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard · 1912 United States: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath · 1920 Great Britain: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler · 1924 United States: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson · 1928 United States: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Frederick Alderman, Ray Barbuti · 1932 United States: Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr · 1936 Great Britain: Frederick Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, William Roberts, Godfrey Brown · 1948 United States: Arthur Harnden, Clifford Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield · 1952 Jamaica: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden · 1956 United States: Charlie Jenkins, Louis Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney · 1960 United States: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis · 1964 United States: Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr · 1968 United States: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans · 1972 Kenya: Charles Asati, Hezahiah Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang · 1976 United States: Herman Frazier, Benjamin Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks · 1980 Soviet Union: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetsky, Viktor Markin · 1984 United States: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay · 1988 United States: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds · 1992 United States: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis · 1996 United States: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank · 2000 United States: Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Michael Johnson · 2004 United States: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson
Categories: 1933 births | 2003 deaths | Pancreatic cancer deaths | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | American sprinters | Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic athletes of the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States

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