Jack Yerman
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1960 Rome | 4×400 m relay | |
Jack Lloyd Yerman (born February 5, 1939) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Jack Yerman was sixth in 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4×400 m relay team.
Yerman won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford in 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he reached only to the semifinals. But Yerman won a gold medal, as a lead-off runner, in the American 4×400 m relay team with a new world record of 3.02.2.
Yerman also played football for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.
Yerman currently lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.