Dale Schofield | |
Birth Name: | Melbourne Dale Schofield[1] |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 400 metres hurdles |
Universityteam: | Brigham Young University Cougars |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1915 |
Birth Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
Death Place: | Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.[2] |
Height: | 6feet |
Weight: | 175lb |
Pb: | 120-y hurdles – 14.9 (1935) 400-m hurdles – 51.7 (1936) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Allegiance: | United States |
Serviceyears: | 1941–1945 |
Rank: | Lieutenant |
Melbourne Dale Schofield (April 14, 1915 – December 9, 2006) was an American hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]
Schofield was the captain of the BYU Cougars track team,[4] that won the conference championship in 1936.
After graduating from BYU with a Bachelor's Degree, Schofield got a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern California.[2]
Schofield placed eighth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany; where he was a teammate of Jesse Owens for Team USA.
Schofield served as a lieutenant in the Navy and was stationed in the Pacific during World War II.[1]
After his running career, Schofield became a grade school principal in the Portland, Oregon, area; including 4 years at Sabin Grade School.[4]
Schofield became an Honoree (was inducted) in to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.[5]
Schofield was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]