Chuck Hornbostel Explained

Charles Christian Hornbostel (September 26, 1911 – January 13, 1989) was an American middle-distance runner. He made two Olympic finals at 800 meters and once tied the world record at 880 yards.

Career

As a sophomore at Indiana University, Hornbostel won the 800 meters at the 1932 NCAA Championships in a meeting record time of 1:52.7.[1] As the NCAA Championships were simultaneously an early Olympic tryout meet, he qualified for the Olympic Trials in Stanford, where he placed second behind Edwin Genung and qualified for the team.[2] At the Olympics in Los Angeles Hornbostel won his heat, running 1:52.4 and beating the eventual silver medalist, Alex Wilson of Canada.[3] In the final he placed sixth, again running 1:52.7.[3]

Hornbostel repeated as NCAA champion in 1933, beating mile champion Glenn Cunningham by inches as both clocked 1:50.9 for 880 yards.[1] [4] This equalled Ben Eastman's world record from the previous year.[4] [5] [6] Two weeks later Cunningham beat Hornbostel at the national championships in 1:51.8 (800 m).[7]

Hornbostel won the NCAA championship for a third and final time in 1934, this time in 1:51.9 (880 yards).[1] At the Princeton Invitational, however, he was decisively beaten by Eastman, who ran 1:49.8 to break his own and Hornbostel's record.[8] Hornbostel was some five yards behind in 1:50.7, also under the old record.[3] [5]

Hornbostel qualified for the Olympics again in 1936, placing second to eventual gold medalist John Woodruff at the Trials in 1:51.3.[9] In the slow and tactical Olympic final Hornbostel finished fifth.[10] After the Olympics he took part in two world-record-setting relays on the same day, running 4 x 880 yards in 7:35.8 and 4 x Mile in 17:17.2.[3] [11]

Notes and References

  1. 800 Meters . . Hill, E. Garry . May 19, 2013 .
  2. The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field . PDF . Hymans, Richard . Track & Field News . May 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524034523/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/1152 . May 24, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Chuck Hornbostel Bio, Stats and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002651/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/chuck-hornbostel-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . May 21, 2013.
  4. News: Hard to Predict Outcome in Metcalfe-Owens Race . June 20, 1933 . May 21, 2013 . The Milwaukee Journal.
  5. Book: Huippu-urheilun historia . 1935 . . Jukola, Martti . fi.
  6. News: Track Star Busy. . June 20, 1933 . May 21, 2013 .
  7. A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011 . Mallon, Bill . Buchanan, Ian . Track & Field News . Track & Field News . 21 May 2013 . Track & Field News . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523200334/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=4 . 2013-05-23 . dead .
  8. News: Princeton Ace, Bill Bonthron, Trails Kansan . . June 17, 1934 . May 21, 2013.
  9. The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field . PDF . Hymans, Richard . Track & Field News . May 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524033232/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/1153 . May 24, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 800 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171029/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/ATH/mens-800-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 21 May 2013.
  11. News: New 4-Mile Mark . 15 August 1936 . 20 May 2013 . Lawrence Journal-World.

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