Clyde Hart
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Clyde Hart is the director of track and field at Baylor University
. Hart retired as head coach for the Baylor track program on June 14, 2005 after 42 years with the program. http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hart_clyde00.html
Hart is primarily known as the only coach to have instructed Michael Johnson
, the gold medal winner in the individual 400 meters at the 1996
and 2000 Summer Olympics
. Johnson also holds the world record at 400 meters with a time of 43.18s.
Hart also recruited and coached Jeremy Wariner
and Darold Williamson
to gold medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece — Wariner in the individual 400 meters, and both in the 4x400 meter relay. Wariner and Hart briefly parted ways in 2008, reuniting a year later http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-05-21-wariner-coach_N.htm.
Another one of his pupils, Greg Haughton
, won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, and he currently coaches Sanya Richards
, the top-ranked female 400 runner in the world in 2007.
Hart was a state champion sprinter at Hot Springs, Arkansas
and graduated from Baylor University in 1956.
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
. Hart retired as head coach for the Baylor track program on June 14, 2005 after 42 years with the program. http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/hart_clyde00.html
Hart is primarily known as the only coach to have instructed Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (athlete)
Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...
, the gold medal winner in the individual 400 meters at the 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. Johnson also holds the world record at 400 meters with a time of 43.18s.
Hart also recruited and coached Jeremy Wariner
Jeremy Wariner
Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
and Darold Williamson
Darold Williamson
Darold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in...
to gold medals in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece — Wariner in the individual 400 meters, and both in the 4x400 meter relay. Wariner and Hart briefly parted ways in 2008, reuniting a year later http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-05-21-wariner-coach_N.htm.
Another one of his pupils, Greg Haughton
Greg Haughton
Greg Haughton is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three bronze medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds....
, won bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, and he currently coaches Sanya Richards
Sanya Richards
Sanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...
, the top-ranked female 400 runner in the world in 2007.
Hart was a state champion sprinter at Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
and graduated from Baylor University in 1956.