Larry Jeffery Black (July 20, 1951 – February 8, 2006) was an American

United States

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 athlete, winner of the gold medal

Gold medal

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 in the 4 x 100 m relay

4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

 and silver medal

Silver medal

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 in the 200 m

200 metres

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 at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

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 in Munich

Munich

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Born in Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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, graduating from Miami Killian Senior High with a scholarship to North Carolina Central Univesity Larry Black won, as a North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University

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 student, the NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 220 yd (201.2 m) championships in 1971.

At the 1972 Olympics, Black ran the opening leg in the American 4 x 100 m relay team. The team won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own world record of 38.19 seconds.