Dean Thackwray

American long-distance runner

Dean Thackwray

Personal information

Born| (1933-03-07)March 7, 1933
Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
Died| September 7, 2003(2003-09-07) (aged 70)
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Sport
Sport| Long-distance running
Event| Marathon

Dean Thackwray (March 7, 1933 - September 7, 2003) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] Dean Thackwray, a talented runner, secured his spot on the Olympic team by achieving a fifth-place finish at the Boston race, where he ranked as the third American participant. Additionally, he performed exceptionally well at the AAU race, coming in second. Thackwray represented both Boston University and the Boston Athletic Association during his running career.

## References

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1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dean Thackwray Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

## External links

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* Dean Thackwray at Olympedia

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1956 USA Olympic track and field team

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Horace Ashenfelter
* Thane Baker
* Don Bowden
* Lee Calhoun
* Phil Coleman
* Nick Costes
* Tom Courtney
* Josh Culbreath
* Glenn Davis
* Jack Davis
* Bill Dellinger
* Elliott Denman
* Dick Hart
* James Hewson
* Charles Jenkins
* Deacon Jones
* Lou Jones
* Johnny Kelley
* Leamon King (r)
* Henry Laskau
* Jim Lea
* Bruce MacDonald
* Jesse Mashburn (r)
* Gordon McKenzie
* Bobby Morrow
* Ira Murchison
* Joel Shankle
* Leo Sjogren
* Eddie Southern
* Arnie Sowell
* Lonnie Spurrier
* Andy Stanfield
* Curt Stone
* Dean Thackwray
* Max Truex
* Jerome Walters
* Adolf Weinacker
* Ted Wheeler

Men's field athletes|

* Ken Bantum
* Greg Bell
* John Bennett
* Milt Campbell
* Phil Conley
* Hal Connolly
* Ira Davis
* Charles Dumas
* Benjamin Garcia
* Fortune Gordien
* Bob Gutowski
* Al Hall
* Rafer Johnson
* Des Koch
* George Mattos
* Bill Nieder
* Parry O'Brien
* Al Oerter
* Phil Reavis
* Bob Richards
* Bill Sharpe
* George Shaw
* Vern Wilson
* Cy Young

Women's track athletes|

* Isabelle Daniels
* Constance Darnowski
* Meredith Ellis
* Mae Faggs
* Margaret Matthews (r)
* Barbara Mueller
* Irene Robertson
* Wilma Rudolph
* Lucinda Williams

Women's field athletes|

* Karen Anderson
* Earlene Brown
* Paula Deubel
* Ann Marie Flynn
* Pam Kurrell
* Marjorie Larney
* Margaret Matthews
* Mildred McDaniel
* Lois Testa
* Amelia Wershoven
* Willye White

Coaches|

* Jim Kelly (men's head coach)
* Frank Anderson (men's assistant coach)
* Bob Giegengack (men's assistant coach)
* Jess Mortensen (men's assistant coach)
* Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
* Boo Morcom (women's field event coach)

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