Full name: Lawrence Jeffery "Larry" Black
Nickname(s): Mutt
Gender: Male
Height: 6-1 (186 cm)
Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg)
Born: July 20, 1951 in Miami, Florida, United States
Died: February 8, 2006 in Miami, Florida, United States
Affiliations: North Carolina Central University, Durham (USA)
Country: 
United States
Sport: Athletics
Related Olympians: Cousin of Gerald Tinker.
Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver (2 Total)
Larry Black twice ran 20.0 before the München Games, but lost the Olympic title to [Valery Borzov] of the USSR by two meters. He had a fine collegiate season for North Carolina Central in 1971, winning the NCAA, NAIA, and NCAA-College Division. A versatile all-round sprinter, Black led off the Olympic 4 x 100 meters relay team that posted a new world record and he ran a 440y relay leg in 43.8 at the 1972 Penn Relays. Black was from Miami and returned there, becoming director of that city’s parks and recreation department. Larry Black was a first cousin of fellow Olympian, [Gerry Tinker]. Personal Bests: 100y – 9.3 (1974); 200 – 20.19 (1972); 440y – 46.6 (1970). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | United States | USA | 2 | Silver | |
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | United States | USA | 1 | Gold | WR |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | Final | 2 | 20.19 | 1 | ||
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 20.36 | 1 |
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat Four | 1 | QU | 20.28 | 5 |
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Five | 1 | QU | 20.79 | 3 |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(A) | ST | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | USA | Final | 1 | WR | 38.19 | 10,3 | 1 | |
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | USA | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 38.54 | ||
| 1972 Summer | 21 | München | Athletics | United States | USA | Round One | Heat Four | 1 | QU | 38.96 |
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