Jack Yerman

Jack Yerman

Personal information
Full name	Jack Lloyd Yerman
Born	February 5, 1939 (age 77) Oroville, California
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×400 metres relay

Jack Lloyd Yerman (born February 5, 1939) is an American former athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4×400 m relay team.^[1]

He won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4×400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2.^[2]

Yerman also played fullback for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.^[3]

Yerman currently lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.

He is a Latter-day Saint.^[4] Yerman joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.^[5]

"Your Time Will Come: Jack Yerman and His Incredible Journey to the 1960 Olympics" is a book that relates his story from birth through winning the Gold Medal. See bhyerman.wix.com/books.

World records

• Mile Relay
• 1600 Meter Relay
• Two Mile Relay
• Distance Medley Relay
• Indoor 400 Meter short track
• 660 yard sprint (unofficial)

Major events

• Olympic Gold Medal – 1600 meter relay 1960
• Rose Bowl 1960
• Pan American Games

(only Jack Yerman and Bob Mathias have accomplished all three of the above)

• First US-USSR dual meet, 1958
• Two Time Donkey Derby Champion

References

1. "United States – 1960 Summer Olympic Medals". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
2. "Jack Yerman Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
3. "Cal sports hall of fame list". Big C (Sport). Retrieved 19 August 2009.
4. Turino
5. LDS Church Almanac, 2009 Edition, p. 326