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American hurdler
Jack Warren Pierce (born September 23, 1962 in
Cherry Hill, New Jersey )
[1] is an American former
hurdling athlete
Raised in
Woodbury, New Jersey , he graduated
Woodbury High School in 1980.
[2] He attended the
Morgan State University on a track scholarship.
[3]
He stands 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and during his Olympic competition he weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). At the 1991 World Championships, Pierce placed second behind
Greg Foster ,
[1] and at the
1992 Summer Olympics in
Barcelona , Pierce finished third.
[1] Jack's personal best time was 12.94 seconds.
[1]
He was coached by
Norman Tate , a former
triple jumper who competed at the
1968 Mexico City Olympics .
[2]
Pierce and his family have been residents of
Lumberton Township, New Jersey .
[4]
References
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"Jack Pierce biography" .
IAAF . Retrieved June 15, 2008 .
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a
b Bloom, Mark (1994-02-01).
"TRACK AND FIELD; World's No. 2 Hurdler Has a No. 1 Problem" .
New York Times . Retrieved 2010-11-18 .
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"Jack Pierce biography" .
USATF . Archived from
the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2008 .
^ Ostrum, Gus.
"Former Olympic Star, New Jersey State Champion Jack Pierce Recalls Days in South Jersey" ,
Courier-Post , March 24, 2009. Accessed November 19, 2016. "Today, Pierce's family – including wife Marva, a former track star herself, daughter Sydnee and son Sterling – reside in Lumberton. "
External links
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
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