Rex Cawley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Warren Jay Cawley |
| Born | July 6, 1940 Highland Park, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 2022 (aged 81) Orange, California, U.S. |
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Warren Jay Cawley (July 6, 1940 – January 21, 2022) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Cawley was born in Highland Park, Michigan.[2] He attended Farmington High School.[3]
Cawley still holds the record time for the 100 yard dash at Farmington High School that he set in 1959. He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 1959.[4] He won the AAU championships in 440-yard hurdles in 1963 and 1965 and as a University of Southern California student,[5] he won an NCAA title in 440 yd hurdles in 1963.
At the Olympic Trials in 1964, Cawley set a world record in 400 m hurdles with a time of 49.1, thus becoming a main favorite at the Olympic Games. Cawley won the gold medal in Tokyo with a commanding performance in which he beat his nearest competitor John Cooper from Great Britain by 0.5 seconds.
Cawley won the British AAA Championships title in the 440 yards hurdles event at the 1965 AAA Championships.[6][7][8][9]
He died on January 21, 2022, at the age of 81.[1]
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- 1940 births
- 2022 deaths
- American men hurdlers
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Sportspeople from Highland Park, Michigan
- Track and field athletes from Michigan
- USC Trojans men's track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century American sportsmen