| Medal record | ||
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 Edward Hart |
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | 4x100m relay |
Edward ("Eddie") James Hart (born April 24, 1949) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Born in Martinez, California, Eddie Hart won the NCAA championships in 100 yd in 1970 as a University of California student.
At the US Olympic Trials in 1972, both Hart and Reynaud Robinson repeated the world record, running the 100 m in 9.9 seconds, and were favored to win the race at the Olympic Games. But at München, they both were eliminated in the 100 m race because their coach, Stan Wright, unknowingly using an outdated Olympic schedule to determine the starting time of their quarterfinal heat, failed to deliver them to the track on time.[1] Hart also ran the anchoring leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own world record of 38.19.
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