Ollan Cassell
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Ollan Conn Cassell |
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October 5, 1937 (1937-10-05) (age 86)
Nickelsville, Virginia, U.S. |
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Ollan Conn Cassell (born October 5, 1937) was an American sprinter in the 1950s and 1960s, winning a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In his early 30s, Cassell later became the executive director of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).[1] Right now he serves as an adjunct professor for Olympic Sports history at the University of Indianapolis and is the president of the Indiana Olympian Association.[update]
Cassell was born in Nickelsville, Virginia. He graduated from Appalachia High School in Appalachia, Virginia.
Cassell won his first AAU championship title in 1957 in 220 yd (200 m).
Cassell took up the quarter-mile when attending to University of Houston. In 1962, he won gold medals in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay and a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the World Military Championships. The following year, at the 1963 Pan American Games, Cassell won two gold medals in the relays and was second in 200 m and sixth in 100 m.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Cassell was a semifinalist in 400 m and ran the opening leg in the American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3:00.7.
Cassell won his second (and last) AAU title in 440 yd (400 m) in 1965. After that, he retired from sports and started to work as the track and field administrator of the AAU 1965–1972. He was an Executive Director of the AAU 1970–1980 and Executive Director of USA Track and Field 1980–1997. He also was a founding member of the International Athletics Foundation that was created in 1988 and served as vice-president of the International Amateur Athletics Foundation (IAAF) 1976–1999.
He was elected to the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2006.
References
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Sports Reference
USATF Hall of Fame Bio
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- 1912: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932: Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936: Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948: Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956: Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964: Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972: Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976: Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000: Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012: Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020: Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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- 1951: D. Campbell, A. Bragg, D. Attlesey, J. Voight (USA)
- 1955: R. Richard, W. Williams, C. Thomas, J. Bennett (USA)
- 1959: R. Norton, R. Poynter, B. Woodhouse, H. Jones (USA)
- 1963: E. Young, O. Cassell, B. Johnson, I. Murchison (USA)
- 1967: J. Bright, R. Copeland, W. Turner, E. McCullouch (USA)
- 1971: A. Daley, D. Quarrie, C. Lawson, L. Miller (JAM)
- 1975: B. Collins, C. Edwards, L. Brown, D. Merrick (USA)
- 1979: H. Glance, M. Roberson, C. Wiley, S. Riddick (USA)
- 1983: B. Jackson, K. Robinson, E. Quow, S. Graddy (USA)
- 1987: C. Lewis, L. McNeill, L. McRae, H. Glance (USA)
- 1991: L. Peñalver, F. Stevens, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela (CUB)
- 1995: J. Isasi, J. Aguilera, J. Lamela, A. García-Baró (CUB)
- 1999: E. Luciano, R. Oliveira, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA)
- 2003: V. Lenilson, E. Luciano, A. Domingos, C. Quirino (BRA)
- 2007: V. Lenilson, R. Ribeiro, B. Moraes Jr., S. Viana (BRA)
- 2011: A. Feitosa, S. Viana, N. André, B. Lins (BRA)
- 2015: BJ Lee, W. Spearmon, K. Williams, R. McClain (USA)
- 2019: R. Nascimento, J. Vides, D. Silva, P. Oliveira (BRA)
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- 1951: B. Brown, M. Whitfield, J. Voight, H. Maiocco (USA)
- 1955: J. Mashburn, L. Spurrier, J. Lea, L. Jones (USA)
- 1959: [[File:Template:Country flag PASO alias BWI|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] Mel Spence, G. Kerr, Mal Spence, B. Ince (BWI)
- 1963: O. Cassell, J. Johnson, R. Edmunds, E. Young (USA)
- 1967: V. Matthews, E. Taylor, E. Stinson, L. Evans (USA)
- 1971: J. Smith, D. Alexander, F. Newhouse, T. Turner (USA)
- 1975: H. Frazier, R. Taylor, M. Peoples, R. Ray (USA)
- 1979: T. Darden, M. Peoples, H. Frazier, J. Walker (USA)
- 1983: A. Babers, M. Bradley, J. Rolle, E. Carey (USA)
- 1987: R. Pierre, K. Robinzine, R. Haley, M. Rowe (USA)
- 1991: H. Herrera, A. Pavó, J. Valentín, L. Martínez (CUB)
- 1995: J. Crusellas, N. Téllez, O. Mena, I. García (CUB)
- 1999: D. Clarke, M. McDonald, D. McFarlane, G. Haughton (JAM)
- 2003: D. Clarke, L. Spence, S. Ayre, M. Campbell (JAM)
- 2007: A. Williams, A. Moncur, M. Mathieu, C. Brown (BAH)
- 2011: N. Ruíz, R. Acea, O. Cisneros, W. Collazo (CUB)
- 2015: R. Quow, J. Solomon, E. Mayers, M. Cedenio (TTO)
- 2019: J. Perlaza, D. Palomeque, J. Solís, A. Zambrano (COL)
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1876-1878
New York Athletic Club |
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1879-1888
NAAAA |
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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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1876-1979
Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980-1992
The Athletics Congress |
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1992 onwards
USA Track & Field |
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Notes |
- 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.
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