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Ira James Murchison

In 1956 Ira Murchison was the fastest person out of the blocks in the world. He was selected to lead off the US Olympic 4x100 team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. That team won the Gold Medal and set a new World Record.

In 1954 and 1957-58 Ira was a student and athlete at Western Michigan University.

 Ira Murchison

Ira on the WMU Track.

 
Ira James Murchison

Born Feb. 6, 1933, Chicago, Ill., U.S.
Died March 28, 1994, Harvey, Ill.

World Record Performances:
Date             Event	Time	Location
June 1, 1956 	 100m 	10.2 s  Compton, Ties Jesse Owens WR
June 29, 1956	 100m	10.2 s	Los Angeles
August 4, 1956   100m	10.1 s	Berlin, Ties WR set one day earlier
December 1, 1956 4x100m 39.5 s  Melbourne Olympic Games (lead-off leg for US)

Olympic Gold Medal:
Date             Event	Time	Location
December 1, 1956 4x100m 39.5 s  Melbourne Olympic Games (lead-off leg for US)
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