(1959-03-24)March 24, 1959 Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Died
November 28, 2021(2021-11-28) (aged 62) Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.
Sport
Sport
Running
Event
Sprints
College team
Alabama Crimson Tide
Achievements and titles
Personal best
100 m: 10.04 s (Tampa 1988)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
1983 Helsinki
4×100m Relay
1983 Helsinki
100 metres
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan
100 metres
Emmit King (March 24, 1959 – November 28, 2021) was an American track and field sprinter, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988) but he did not compete. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 100 metres. At the same championships, he was part of the team that won gold in the 4x100 m relay for the United States, and in doing so set a new world record of 37.86 s.[1] He set his personal best (10.04) in the 100 metres on June 17, 1988, at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Tampa, Florida.
While at the University of Alabama, King became the 1983 NCAA 100 meters National Champion (10.15 seconds).
King was also twice national champion at the short sprint indoors: in 1984 at 60 yards and in 1988 at 55 metres.
In 1986, he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity through the Theta Delta chapter at the University. King was also a graduate of Hueytown High School in Alabama. In 1986 he married fellow Olympian Lillie Leatherwood.
King was killed in a shooting after a dispute on November 28, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama.[2] He was 62.
^Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p 489.
^"Former Olympian, Alabama track star Emmit King 1 of 2 men killed in Bessemer shootout". AL.com. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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Bronze edit 1983 Helsinki details Carl Lewis (USA) Calvin Smith (USA) EmmitKing (USA) 1987 Rome details Carl Lewis (USA) Raymond Stewart (JAM) Linford...
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