Larry Young (racewalker)

Larry Young (born February 10, 1943, Independence, Missouri, United States) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometer walk.

Larry Young

Personal information
Born	February 10, 1943 (1943-02-10) (age 77) Independence, Missouri, U.S.
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 50 km walk 1972 Munich 50 km walk Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg 50 km walk 1971 Cali 50 km walk

He competed for the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 50 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal. He repeated this feat four years later in Munich at the 1972 Summer Olympics despite finishing the race a full 30 minutes quicker.[1] Young is the only American to ever win a medal in long distance racewalking.[2]

Young graduated from Columbia College (Missouri), where he attended on the only racewalking scholarship given in the United States.[1]

Larry Young is also a sculptor who has placed over 50 monumental outdoor sculptures nationally and abroad. Most of his work has been in bronze, but he also works with stainless steel, marble, and other materials. He owns and operates a full-scale, 6,000-square-foot (560 m²) foundry where he personally creates and produces most of his work.[2] He also has works on display with the Art of the Olympians.[3]