Larry Questad
{{Short description|American sprinter (1943–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name=Larry Questad
|birth_date={{birth date|1943|07|10}}
|birth_place=Livingston, Montana, USA
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|10|29|1943|7|10}}
|death_place= Boise, Idaho, USA
| nationality = American
| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprints
| club = Southern California Striders, Anaheim
| height =188 cm
| weight =84 kg
}}
Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Questad (July 10, 1943 – October 29, 2020) was a track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in sprinting events.
College career
He was a mediocre football and basketball player, but excelled at track at Park High School in Livingston, Montana. Questad went on to Stanford University, where he was the 1963 NCAA champion in the 100-yard dash sprint with a time of 9.7 seconds.{{cite web
|url = https://gostanford.com/honors/stanford-athletics-hall-of-fame/larry-questad/166
|title = Hall of Fame Profile: Larry Questad
|publisher = Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame
|accessdate = November 2, 2020
|url = http://www.mhsa.org/Hall%20of%20Fame/LarryQuestad.pdf
|title = Larry Questad
|accessdate = August 31, 2012
|publisher = Montana High School Association
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110623144259/http://mhsa.org/Hall%20of%20Fame/LarryQuestad.pdf
|archivedate = June 23, 2011
}} Questad was a three-time All-American in the 100-yard dash, the 220, and the 440. His time in the 220, 20.74 seconds, remains the Stanford record, tied with James Lofton. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Questad finished runner-up in both the 100 and 200 yards events at the British 1963 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=5 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=5 May 2025}}
Olympics
Questad qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters and finished sixth in the final.{{cite web
|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-200-metres.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174345/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ATH/mens-200-metres.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=April 17, 2020
|title=Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres
|publisher=sports-reference.com
|accessdate=August 31, 2012
}}
After track
Questad purchased Superior Steel, a supplier of bulk storage and transportation tanks in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1995 and ran the business until 2011, when he sold it to his sons.{{cite web
|url=http://www.ssproducts.com/about/history.aspx
|title=Company History
|accessdate=August 31, 2012
|publisher=Superior Steel Products, Inc.
}}
Questad died in Boise, Idaho, on October 29, 2020, following a lung infection and pneumonia.{{cite news|url=https://ravallirepublic.com/sports/article_cfaf6856-0499-5389-ae19-61c3e6cd7329.html|title=Livingston native Larry Questad, once 'the fastest white man in the world', dies at 77|date=November 1, 2020|accessdate=November 2, 2020|work=Ravalli Republic|last=Welsch|first=Jeff}}
References
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{{Footer USA Track & Field 1968 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:People from Livingston, Montana
Category:Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes
Category:American male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
Category:Track and field athletes from Montana
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners