| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1952 [1] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) [2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | 400 meters |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| 1979 Spatakiad | ||
 | 1979 Spartakiad | 400 metres |
| 1979 Spartakiad | 4x400 metres relay |
Stan Vinson (born March 5, 1952) [2] is a retired American 400 metres runner who was a member of a team that broke the world record for the 4x440 yards relay.
Vinson achieved the men's world record for the 4x440 yards relay on 18 July 1975 with a time of 3:02.4 minutes in Durham, North Carolina.
Vinson also won medals in the Soviet Union's Spartakiad:
Vinson also won medals in the 400m, 400m hurdles and 110m hurdles in the USA–USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series:
In 1976, Vinson attempted to make the United States Olympics team in the 400 m but was eliminated in the semi-finals. [4]
Vinson attended Eastern Michigan University, graduating in 1975. [5]
As a member of the athletics team, he won the following national collegiate titles: [6]
In 2007, Vinson was inducted into the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame. [5]
Vinson was ranked among the top ten best in the USA and the world in the 400 m sprint from 1975 to 1979, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News . [7] [8]
| Year | World rank | US rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7th | 3rd |
| 1976 | - | - |
| 1977 | 8th | 4th |
| 1978 | 7th | 6th |
| 1979 | - | 7th |