Herb Barten

Herb Barten
Personal information
Born January 13, 1928
Residence Clemson, South Carolina
Height 5'10"
Weight 141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 800 m
College team Michigan Wolverines
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

800 m: 1:50.1
880 yds: 1:49.8

1 Mile: 4:14.6

Herb Barten (born January 13, 1928) is an American former middle distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics,[1] where he placed fourth with a time of 1:50.1 in the 800 meter.[2] Barten was the AAU 800 meter champion in 1948 and placed second the following year. Barten attended the University of Michigan from 1946–49, where he claimed five individual Big Ten titles. In 2007, he was inducted into the Michigan Men's Track and Field hall of fame.[3] Barton currently resides in Clemson, South Carolina where he "enjoys watching the youngsters compete [in the Olympics] every four years."[4]

1948 London Olympics

Round 1

The first four in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.[5]

Heat 2

Rank Country Athletes Time (hand)
1  United States Herb Barten 1:55.6

Semifinals

Heat 3

Rank Country Athletes Time (hand)
1  United States Herb Barten 1:51.7

Finals

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand)
1st, gold medalist(s) Mal Whitfield  United States 1:49.2
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arthur Wint  Jamaica 1:49.5
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Hansenne  France 1:49.8
4 Herb Barten  United States 1:50.1

[2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Herb Barten". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  3. ↑ "Michigan Men's Track & Field Hall of Fame - University of Michigan". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ↑ Gaither, Mandy (2016-08-04). "Upstate man competed in 1948 Olympics". WYFF. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  5. ↑ THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD. LONDON: THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD. 1948. p. 248. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.



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