Emmit King

Personal information

Born

March 24, 1959

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
	1983 Helsinki	4x100m Relay
	1983 Helsinki	100 metres
Pan American Games
	1979 San Juan	100 metres

Emmit King (born March 24, 1959 in Bessemer, Alabama) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988) but he didn't compete. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 100 metres. He set his personal best (10.04) in the 100 metres on 1988-06-17 at a meet in Tampa, Florida.

While at the University of Alabama, King became the 1983 NCAA 100 meters National Champion (10.15 seconds). In 1986, he became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity through the Theta Delta chapter at the University.

References

Emmit King profile at IAAF
US Olympic Team

IAAF World Championships in Athletics champions in men's 4 x 100 metres relay

1983: United States 1987: United States 1991: United States 1993: United States 1995: Canada 1997: Canada 1999: United States 2001: South Africa 2003: United States 2005: France 2007: United States 2009: Jamaica 2011: Jamaica 2013: Jamaica 2015: Jamaica

1983 United States (Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith & Carl Lewis)

US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash

1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 1877: William Wilmer 1878: Fred Saportas

1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 1880-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Arthur Waldron 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 1887: Charles Sherrill 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889-90: John Owen 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tom Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: Frank Jarvis 1899: Arthur Duffey 1900: Maxie Long 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: Lawson Robertson 1905: Charles Parsons 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: Harold Huff 1908: William Hamilton 1909: William Martin 1910: James Rosenberger 1911: Gwin Henry 1912-13: Howard Drew 1914-15: Jo Loomis 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Arthur Henke 1919: William Hayes 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 1921: Charley Paddock 1922: Robert McAllister 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Frank Hussey 1926: Charley Borah 1927: Chester Bowman 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 1931: Frank Wykoff 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Perrin Walker 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 1940: Harold Davis 1941: Barney Ewell 1942-43: Harold Davis 1944: Buddy Young 1945: Barney Ewell 1946-47: Bill Mathis 1948: Barney Ewell 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Art Bragg 1951: Jim Golliday 1952: Dean Smith 1953-54: Art Bragg 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 1957: Leamon King 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961: Frank Budd 1962-64: Bob Hayes 1965: George Anderson 1966: Charles Greene 1967: Jim Hines 1968: Charles Greene 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 1971: Del Meriwether 1972: Robert Taylor 1973-74: Steve Williams 1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams 1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) Robert Woods 1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) Steve Williams 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: James Sanford

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Sam Graddy 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Carl Lewis 1987: Mark Witherspoon 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Carl Lewis 1991: Leroy Burrell 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Michael Marsh 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 1997: Maurice Greene 1998: Tim Harden 1999: Dennis Mitchell 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 2001: Bernard Williams 2002: Maurice Greene 2003: Bernard Williams 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 2009: Michael Rodgers 2010-11: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Justin Gatlin 2013: Tyson Gay 2014: Mike Rodgers 2015: Tyson Gay 2016^OT: Justin Gatlin

Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash

1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: ^60y Charles Seitz 1907: ^60yJames O'Connell 1908: ^60y Robert Cloughan 1909: ^60yR W Gill 1910: ^60yRobert Cloughan 1911: ^60yAlvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: ^75y Howard Drew 1914: ^75y Alvah Meyer 1915: ^75y Irvin Howe 1916-17:^60y Jo Loomis 1918: ^60yWilliam Genzenmueller 1919-20: ^60yLoren Murchison 1921: ^60yWard Conway 1922-24: ^60yLoren Murchison 1925: ^60yCecil Coaffee 1926: ^60yChester Bowman 1927-28: ^60yKarl Wildermuth 1929: ^60yJames Daley 1930: ^60yChester Bowman 1931: ^60yIra Singer 1932: ^60yEmmett Toppino 1933-34:Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937-38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: ^60yMozelle Ellerbe 1941: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1942: ^60yBarney Ewell 1943: ^60yHerbert Thompson 1944: ^60yEd Conwell 1945: ^60yBarney Ewell 1946: ^60yTom Carey 1947-48:^60yEd Conwell 1949: ^60yBill Dwyer 1950: ^60yAndy Stanfield 1951: ^60yEd Conwell 1952: ^60yJohn O'Connell 1953-56: ^60yJohn Haines 1957: ^60yIra Murchison 1958: ^60yEd Collymore 1959-60: ^60yPaul Winder 1961-62: ^60yFrank Budd 1963: ^60ySam Perry 1964: ^60yBob Hayes 1965: ^60ySam Perry 1966-68: ^60yBill Gaines 1969-70: ^60yCharles Greene 1971: ^60yJean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: ^60yDel Meriwether 1973: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: ^60yHerb Washington 1975: ^60yHasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: ^60ySteve Williams 1977: ^60ySteve Riddick 1978: ^60yHouston McTear 1979: ^60ySteve Riddick

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: ^60yCurtis Dickey 1981: ^60yStanley Floyd 1982: ^60yRon Brown 1983: ^60yCarl Lewis 1984: ^60yEmmit King 1985: ^60yAlbert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: ^60yLee McRae 1987: ^55y Lee McRae 1988: ^55yEmmit King 1989: ^55yLeroy Burrell 1990: ^55yBrian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brockenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Michael Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010-11: Michael Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014-16: Marvin Bracy

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