Earl Young (athlete)

{{short description|American sprinter}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Earl Young

| image = Earl Young 1960.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Young at the 1960 Olympics

| full_name = Earl Verdelle Young

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|02|14}}

| birth_place = San Fernando, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| weight = {{convert|79|kg|lb|abbr=on|order=flip}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 100 m, 400 m

| club = ACU Wildcats, Abilene

| pb = 100 m – 10.5 (1960)
220 yd – 20.9 (1960)
400 m – 45.7 (1960)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1960 Rome | 4×400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1963 São Paulo | 4×100 m relay}}

{{MedalGold| 1963 São Paulo | 4×400 m relay}}

}}

Earl Verdelle Young (born February 14, 1941) is a retired American sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay setting a new world record at 3.02.2. He finished sixth in 400 m, in a time of 45.9 s that matched the former Olympic Record. At the 1963 Pan American Games, Young won gold medals in both 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/earl-young-1.html |title=Earl Young |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053204/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/earl-young-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}

He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |title=Txtfhalloffame |access-date=2017-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170038/http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}