Warren Jay Cawley (born July 6, 1940) is a former American

United States

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 athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Born in Highland Park, Michigan

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, Rex Cawley still holds the record time for the 100 yard dash at Farmington High School

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 that he set in 1959. He won the AAU

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 championships in 440-yard hurdles in 1963 and 1965 and as a University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 student, he won a NCAA

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 title in 440 yd hurdles in 1963.

At the Olympic Trials in 1964, Cawley set a world record

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 in 400 m hurdles by time of 49.1, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic Games

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. Cawley won the gold medal in Tokyo

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 with a commanding performance in which he beat his nearest competitor John Cooper from Great Britain

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