1500 m – 3:55.2 (1950) 5000 m – 14:27.0 (1952) 10,000 m – 30:33.4 (1952) 3000 mS – 9:08.6 (1950)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
1951 Buenos Aires
10,000 metres
1951 Buenos Aires
Steeplechase
Curtis Charles "Curt" Stone (November 19, 1922 – July 30, 2021) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics with the best result of sixth place in 1948. He also competed in the 10000 m at the 1952 Olympics.
During World War II, beginning in 1943, Stone served in Europe with the 95th Air Base Wing, a unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces that was based at RAF Horham in England, working for one and a half years as a finance clerk.[3]
During the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1951 Pan American Games, Stone was easily ahead but slowed on the final straightaway to allow teammate Browning Ross to catch up. The two crossed the finish line hand in hand forcing a tie for first place. Argentine officials debated whether to disqualify the pair for helping each other, but ultimately let the results stand, ranking Stone as first after a close examination of the finish photograph.[4][5] At those Games, Stone also won the 10,000 m and placed fourth in the 1500 m final.[1]
Stone won 13 AAU titles, including four in the 6-miles/10,000 m in 1951–54 and three in the 5000 m in 1947–48 and 1952. During World War II he served in the 95th Air Base Wing near Horham, England. He then graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1947, defended a PhD in education there in 1963, and became a professor at Kent State University.[1] As of 2021, he was retired and living in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, eastern Pennsylvania.[6]
Stone died on July 30, 2021, at The KentRidge Senior Living in Kent, Ohio, at the age of 98.[7]
See also[]
List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians
References[]
^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Curt Stone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.
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US National Championship winners in men's steeplechase
*Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1899–1931), 5000 meters (1933–1939), 3 Miles 1932, (1940–1986) and odd numbered years since 2015, and 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014
