Maxie Long
{{short description|American sprinter}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1878|10|16|mf=y}}
|birth_place = Waverley, Massachusetts
|death_date = {{death date and age|1959|3|4|1878|10|16|mf=y}}
|death_place = New York, New York
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|sport = Track and field
|event = Sprints
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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}
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Maxwell Washburn Longother sources spell his middle name Warburn (October 16, 1878 – March 4, 1959)[https://web.archive.org/web/20191111042839/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/maxie-long-1.html Maxie Long at Sports Reference] was an American athlete, winner of 400 m at the 1900 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78711 |title=Maxey Long |work=Olympedia |access-date=2 February 2023}}
Biography
Long won three AAU titles from 1898 to 1900 and IC4A title in 1899 in 440 yd (402 m), 1899 an AAU title in 220 yd (201 m) and 1900 an AAU title in 100 yd (91 m). He also won the British AAA Championships title at the 1900 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=30 July 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/19000709/019/0001 |title=The Amateur Athletic Association Championships |work=Sporting Life |date=9 July 1900 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=30 July 2024}}
Maxie Long from Columbia University, was one of the top favorites for the Olympic title in Paris and at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Long led the 400 metres race from start to finish, beating his teammate William Holland at 3 yards (2.7 m).
Later in this year, Long ran some brilliant records. On September 29 he ran 47.8 for 440 yd (402 m) and a few days later even 47.0, but the latter was on a straight track. In 1901 he finished second behind reginald Wadsley in the 440 yards event at the 1901 AAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19010708/059/0003 |title=The Amateur Championships |work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |date=8 July 1901 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=31 July 2024}}
In 2021 he was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2021/usatf-announces-2021-hall-of-fame-class|title = USA Track & Field | USATF announces 2021 Hall of Fame class}}
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Category:American male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
Category:Sportspeople from Belmont, Massachusetts
Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Category:USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:Track and field athletes from Massachusetts
Category:19th-century American sportsmen
Category:Columbia Lions men's track and field athletes
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