Larry Questad

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Larry Questad
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Born(1943-07-10)July 10, 1943
Livingston, Montana
DiedOctober 29, 2020(2020-10-29) (aged 77)
Boise, Idaho

Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Questad (July 10, 1943 – October 29, 2020) was a track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in sprinting events.

College career[]

He was a mediocre football and basketball player, but excelled at track at in Livingston, Montana. Questad went on to Stanford University, where he was the 1963 NCAA champion in the 100-yard dash sprint with a time of 9.7 seconds.[1][2] Questad was a three-time All-American in the 100-yard dash, the 220, and the 440. His time in the 220, 20.74 seconds, remains the Stanford record, tied with James Lofton. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]

Olympics[]

Questad qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters and finished sixth in the final.[3]

After track[]

Questad purchased Superior Steel, a supplier of bulk storage and transportation tanks in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1995 and ran the business until 2011, when he sold it to his sons.[4]

Questad died in Boise, Idaho on October 29, 2020, following a lung infection and pneumonia.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hall of Fame Profile: Larry Questad". Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Larry Questad" (PDF). Montana High School Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  4. ^ "Company History". Superior Steel Products, Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Welsch, Jeff (November 1, 2020). "Livingston native Larry Questad, once 'the fastest white man in the world', dies at 77". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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