- Mel Lattany
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Mel Lattany Personal information Nationality 
United StatesBorn August 10, 1959 Sport Sport Running Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 100 m: 9.96 s (Athens 1984) Medal recordMen's athletics Competitor for the United StatesIAAF World Cup Gold 1981 Rome 200 m Silver 1979 Montreal 4×100 m relay Summer Universiade Gold 1981 Bucharest 100 m Liberty Bell Classic Gold 1980 Philadelphia 100 m Melvin Lattany (born August 10, 1959) is a former American track athlete. He was one of the world's dominating sprinters in the early 1980s.
A standout at the University of Georgia, he established a new Men's World Junior Record over 100 metres on July 30, 1978. He won a gold medal over 100 metres at the 1981 Summer Universiade, and over 200 metres at the 1981 IAAF World Cup. On May 5, 1984, Lattany became only the fifth man (second on sea-level) to break the 10-second barrier. He retired from track in 1985 to become an NFL wide receiver.[1] He did, however, never play in the NFL. In 1987, he was reinstated by the International Amateur Athletics Federation to run track again.[2]
References
- ^ Dent, Jim (July 16, 1985). "Will Lattany be a Dallas catch?". Dallas Times Herald. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bVwxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gKcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6278,4121605.
- ^ "3 Ex-Pro Football Players Reinstated". New York Times. March 30, 1987. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/30/sports/track-and-field-3-ex-pro-football-players-reinstated.html.
External links
- IAAF profile for Mel Lattany
Records Preceded by
Harvey GlanceMen's World Junior Record Holder, 100 metres
30 July 1978 – 24 May 1980Succeeded by
Stanley FloydAchievements Preceded by
Calvin SmithMen's season's best performance, 100 metres
1984Succeeded by
Carl LewisIAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 200 m 1977: Clancy Edwards (USA) • 1979 : Silvio Leonard (CUB) • 1981: Mel Lattany (USA) • 1985: Robson da Silva (BRA) • 1989: Robson da Silva (BRA) • 1992: Robson da Silva (BRA) • 1994: John Regis (GBR) • 1998: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) • 2002: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2006: Wallace Spearmon (USA) • 2010: Wallace Spearmon (USA)
Summer Universiade Champions in Men's 100 m 1959: Livio Berruti (ITA) • 1961 – 1963: Enrique Figuerola (CUB) • 1965: Hideo Iijima (JPN) • 1967: Gaoussou Koné (CIV) • 1970: Siegfried Schenke (GDR) • 1973: Juris Silovs (URS) • 1975: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1977: Silvio Leonard (CUB) • 1979: Mike Roberson (USA) • 1981: Mel Lattany (USA) • 1983 – 1985: Chidi Imoh (NGR) • 1987: Lee McRae (USA) • 1989: Andre Cason (USA) • 1991: Michael Bates (USA) • 1993: Daniel Effiong (NGR) • 1995: David Oaks (USA) • 1997: Vincent Henderson (USA) • 1999: André da Silva (BRA) • 2001: Marcus Brunson (USA) • 2003: Chris Lambert (GBR) • 2005: Hu Kai (CHN) • 2007: Simeon Williamson (GBR) • 2009: Rolando Palacios (HON) • 2011: Jacques Harvey (JAM)
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Georgia (U.S. state)
- American sprinters
- University of Georgia alumni
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