John Owen (athlete)
John Owen, Jr. (August 18, 1861 – August 1924[1]) was an American athlete and businessman. He was born in Detroit,[2] and took up athletics in 1889 at the ages of 28. Owen 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.[3] Owen died in 1924 after a horseback riding accident at his summer home on Mackinac Island.[1]
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| 1876–1878
New York Athletic Club | |
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| 1879–1888
NAAAA |
- 1879: Beverly Value
- 1880-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Arthur Waldron
- 1884-86ro: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Charles Sherrill
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
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| 1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980–1992
The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993–present
USA Track & Field | |
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- 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.
- 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
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| 1876-1878
New York Athletic Club |
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
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| 1879-1888
NAAAA |
- 1879-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885-86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887-88Note 1: Fred Westing
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| 1888-1979
Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980-1992
The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993-onwards
USA Track & Field | |
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- 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.L
- *USA: Leading American athlete,
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