| 词条 | Houston McTear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|image= |name=Houston McTear |nationality=American |sport=Running |event=Sprints |club=Muhammad Ali Track Club |birth_date={{birth date|1957|02|12}} |birth_place=Baker, Florida, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2015|11|01|1957|02|12}} |death_place=Stockholm, Sweden |height={{convert|5|ft|7|in|m|2|abbr=on}} |weight={{convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |pb=60 yd: 6.05 60 m: 6.54 100 yd: 9.30 }}Houston McTear (February 12, 1957 – November 1, 2015), was an American sprinter, who emerged from desperate poverty in the Florida Panhandle to become an international track star in the mid-1970s.[1] McTear rated in the top 10 in the 100 meters for the United States from 1975–1980,[2] but he was stronger at shorter distances, including 60 meters. His 1978 world record in the 60 meters (6.54 s) stood up until it was broken by Ben Johnson in 1986.[3][4] McTear ran a 6.38 in 1980, but that mark has been invalidated due to "questionable timing".[5] If that time were to stand, it would still be the second best all time performance. However, his meteoric rise was effectively ended by the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Early promiseMcTear was born in Okaloosa County, Florida. While at Baker High School in Baker, Florida, McTear won state titles in the 100 and 220 yards four times, the only Florida high school athlete ever to do so.[6] He recorded a 9.0 mark in the 100-yard dash as a high schooler at the Florida AA High State Meet in the preliminary heats, in Winter Park, Florida, but the world record time was not recognized because it was hand-timed.[7][8][9] The time remains the NFHS National High School record in the now discontinued event.[10] He was the 1975 High School Athlete of the Year, as selected by Track and Field News.[11] At the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, McTear ran a 10.16 sec over 100 metres, at the time the fastest ever run under any condition by a Florida high school athlete. It is still No. 3 on the all-time list, only surpassed by Jeffery Demps and Marvin Bracy.[12] International stardomMcTear qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the 100 meters, but an achilles tendon injury suffered in the Olympic Trials forced him to withdraw from the Olympic field.[13][14] He was replaced by Johnny "Lam" Jones, who finished sixth.[15] The American 4 x 100 meter relay team won the gold medal, led by McTear's rival Harvey Glance.[16] McTear appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1978,[17] and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in 1980, but the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics prevented his participation. From there he fell into drug use and was homeless for three years during the 1980s.[18] He attempted a comeback in the early 1990s and won the 60 meters at the Swedish Indoor Championships in 1990 with a time of 6.68s.[19] PersonalMcTear was married to the Swedish sprinter Linda Haglund. They lived in Sweden and owned a sports consulting business.[20][21] McTear died of lung cancer on November 1, 2015, aged 58, in Stockholm. He was survived by three children and his widow, Haglund, who died on November 21, 2015, only three weeks after McTear's death, also from cancer.[22] RankingsMcTear was ranked among the best in the world and the US in his event from 1975 to 1980, according to Track and Field News.[23][24]
References1. ^{{cite news|work=Miami Herald|title=The Glory Road: Stardom and a shanty are the two worlds of the world's fastest|date=1976-01-25}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100usranking.pdf|title=All-Time U.S. Rankings — Men’s 100 Meters|format=PDF|publisher=Trackandfieldnews.com|accessdate=2015-11-23 }} 3. ^{{cite news|date=1986-01-16|work=Washington Post|title=Johnson, Bubka Set Indoor Records}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=All-time men's indoors best 60m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m60mok.htm|publisher=Alltime-athletics.com|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m60mno.htm |title=Men's non-legal indoors 60m |publisher=Alltime-athletics.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-23}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/highschool/track/os-hs-marvin-bracy-state-track-20120503,0,3152566.story|title=High school track: Boone's Marvin Bracy, one of central Florida's best ever|publisher=Orlandosentinel.com|date=2012-05-03|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 7. ^{{cite news|work=The New York Times|title=Sports brief|page=13|date=1975-05-10}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 100 yards|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100yok.htm|publisher=Alltime-athletics.com|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Sprint king, queen had share of potholes|last=Habib|first=Hal|work=Palm Beach Post|date=2002-05-10}} "'Two of the timers had 8.9 and a third 9.0, so we rounded up to 9.0,' said The Orlando Sentinel's Bill Buchalter." 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/records/rec_trb.pdf |format=PDF |title=Boys Track & Field 2014-15 Championship Records|publisher=Fhsaa.org|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 11. ^Profile, trackandfieldnews.com; accessed January 27, 2016. 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_highschool_varsity/2011/06/24/boones-marvin-bracy-runs-his-career-best-time-to-easily-win-semifinal-heat|title=Varsity Blog|publisher=Blogs.orlandosentinel.com|accessdate=2015-11-23|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024084501/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_highschool_varsity/2011/06/24/boones-marvin-bracy-runs-his-career-best-time-to-easily-win-semifinal-heat/|archivedate=2012-10-24|df=}} 13. ^{{cite news|work=Washington Post|title=McTear's Diet Has Changed, but Not His Victory Rate|date=1978-02-16|author=Shapiro, Leonard}} 14. ^{{cite news|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=1995-10-22|title=Houston McTear: He was a flash of speed leaping from an impoverished childhood in Florida|author=Fish, Mike}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=High School Olympians--Could there be one on your track team?|url=http://www.american-trackandfield.com/features/highschoololympians04summer.html|work=American Track and Field|last=Winitz|first=Mark|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101162802/http://www.american-trackandfield.com/features/highschoololympians04summer.html|archivedate=2006-11-01|df=}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.newsherald.com/archive/sports99/sa031099.htm|title=Crimson Tide track coach to get another glance at PC|publisher=The News Herald|author=McVay, Ken|date=1999-03-10|accessdate=2015-11-23|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213142446/http://www.newsherald.com/archive/sports99/sa031099.htm|archivedate=2006-12-13|df=}} 17. ^{{cite news|title=Off on a record tear|work=Sports Illustrated|date=1978-03-06|url=http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1978/0306.html|accessdate=2015-11-23|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210025020/http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1978/0306.html|archivedate=2012-02-10|df=}} 18. ^{{cite news|title=McTear back on track after disastrous '80s|work=Toronto Star|date=1992-01-18|publisher=CP}} 19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/swei.htm|title=Swedish Indoor Championships|publisher=Gbrathletics.com|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/news/newsid=142543.html|title='I'm Houston McTear!'|author=Curran, Tom|publisher=2008.nbolympics.com|date=2008-06-27|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/20151102/NEWS/151109922/16024/NEWS/?Start=1|title=Whatever happened to the ‘World’s Fastest Human?’|publisher=Nwfdailynews.com|accessdate=2015-11-08}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/houston-mctear-obituary|title=Former world record holder McTear dies|publisher=Iaaf.org|accessdate=2015-11-02}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100worldbyathlete.pdf|title=World Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters|publisher=Track and Field News|accessdate=2015-11-23}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/100usbyathlete.pdf|title=U.S. Rankings Index--Men's 100 meters|publisher=Track and Field News|accessdate=2015-11-23}} External links
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