Mark Crear
American hurdler
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| Full name | Mark James Crear | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 2, 1968 (1968-10-02) (age 55) San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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Mark James Crear (born October 2, 1968)[1][2][3] is a double Olympic medalist in the 110 m hurdles from the United States. In 1996 he was second behind Allen Johnson. Four years later he came in third behind Anier García and silver medalist Terrence Trammell. Mark's personal best was 12.98 seconds.
Crear went to Rowland High School, in the Rowland Heights area of southern California, where he finished second in the 300 meters hurdles and fourth in the 110 meters hurdles at the 1987 CIF California State Meet.[4] He then went to the University of Southern California, where he won the 1992 National Championship in the 110 meters hurdles. He still holds the USC school record in the hurdles.[5]
Mark Crear has been around the world presenting motivational keynotes and peak performance workshops to various corporations and organizations at all levels across a variety of industries. This USC alumnus has over 15 years of Olympic level peak performance success, who first captured attention by winning the 1996 Olympic silver medal with a broken arm and the 2000 Olympic bronze medal with a double hernia (110M High Hurdles Track & Field).
After winning the silver medal in 1996, Crear carried his infant daughter Ebony in his victory lap around the Olympic Stadium.[6] Ebony ran for Maranatha High School and later Long Beach Poly, making the finals of the CIF California State Meet in the 100 meters hurdles once for each school[7][8] and anchoring Poly to the 2014 state championship in the 4 × 400 meters relay[9] before moving on to Texas A&M University.[10][11]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec) | Date | Venue |
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| 40-yard dash | 4.26 | April 3, 1997 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 100 meters | 10.19 | May 14, 1999 | Berlin, Germany |
| 200 meters | 20.20 | May 22, 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 400 meter hurdles | 50.20 | June 5, 1989 | Walnut, United States |
| 110 meter hurdles | 12.98 | July 5, 1999 | Zagreb, Croatia |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United States | |||||
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | |
| 1996 | Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 110 m hurdles | |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, New York | 1st | 110 m hurdles | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | |
| 2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 6th | 110 m hurdles | |
References
- ^ Mark Crear at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ Mark Crear at World Athletics
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Crear". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ "USC Athletics – Story Archives".
- ^ "Mark Crear".
- ^ "State Finals - 2012".
- ^ "State Finals - 2013".
- ^ "State Finals - 2014".
- ^ "Ebony Crear – Track and Field".
- ^ Ebony Crear profile at TFRRS
External links
- Official website
- Newsmaker of the Week: Mark Crear (30 min.)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Crear". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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| Preceded by | Men's 110 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999 | Succeeded by |
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US National Championship winners in men's 110 m/120 yd hurdles
New York Athletic Club
- 1876: George Hitchcock
- 1877–78: Edwards Ficken
NAAAA
- 1879: Edward Haigh
- 1880: H.H. Moritz
- 1881–82: James Tivey (GBR)
- 1883–84: Silas Safford
- 1885–87: Alexander Jordan
- 1888Note 1: Al Copland
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: Alexander Jordan
- 1889: George Schwegler
- 1890: Fred Ducharme
- 1891: Al Copland
- 1892–93: Fred Puffer
- 1894–95: Stephen Chase
- 1896: William Rogers
- 1897: John Thompson
- 1898–99: Alvin Kraenzlein
- 1900: Ralph Hutchinson
- 1901: Walter Fishleigh
- 1902: R.H. Hadfield
- 1903: Frederick Schule
- 1904: Frank Castleman
- 1905: Hugo Friend
- 1906: William Armstrong
- 1907: Forrest Smithson
- 1908: Arthur Shaw
- 1909: Forrest Smithson
- 1910: John Case
- 1911: Arthur Shaw
- 1912: John Nicholson
- 1913: Fred Kelly
- 1914: Harry Goelitz
- 1915: Feg Murray
- 1916: Robert Simpson
- 1917: Harold Barron
- 1918: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1919: Robert Simpson
- 1920: Harold Barron
- 1921–22: Earl Thomson (CAN)
- 1923: Karl Anderson
- 1924: Ivan Riley
- 1925: George Guthrie
- 1926: Leighton Dye
- 1927: Chuck Werner
- 1928–30: Steve Anderson
- 1931: Percy Beard
- 1932: Jack Keller
- 1933: John Morriss
- 1934–35: Percy Beard
- 1936: Forrest Towns
- 1937: Allen Tolmich
- 1938: Fred Wolcott
- 1939: Joe Batiste
- 1940–41: Fred Wolcott
- 1942–43: Bill Cummins
- 1944: Owen Cassidy
- 1945: Charles Morgan
- 1946–47: Harrison Dillard
- 1948: William Porter
- 1949: Craig Dixon
- 1950–51: Dick Attlesey
- 1952: Harrison Dillard
- 1953–54: Jack Davis
- 1955: Milt Campbell
- 1956–57: Lee Calhoun
- 1958: Hayes Jones
- 1959: Lee Calhoun
- 1960–61: Hayes Jones
- 1962: Jerry Tarr
- 1963–64: Hayes Jones
- 1965–67: Willie Davenport
- 1968: Earl McCullouch
- 1969: Willie Davenport & Leon Coleman
- 1970: Thomas Hill
- 1971–72: Rod Milburn
- 1973: Thomas Hill
- 1974: Charles Foster
- 1975: Jerry Wilson
- 1976: Thomas Hill
- 1977: James Owens & Charles Foster
- 1978–79: Renaldo Nehemiah
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1981: Greg Foster
- 1982: Willie Gault
- 1983: Greg Foster
- 1984: Tonie Campbell
- 1985: Roger Kingdom
- 1986–87: Greg Foster
- 1988–90: Roger Kingdom
- 1991: Greg Foster
- 1992: Jack Pierce
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Jack Pierce
- 1994: Mark Crear
- 1995: Roger Kingdom
- 1996–97: Allen Johnson
- 1998: Reggie Torian
- 1999: Mark Crear
- 2000–03: Allen Johnson
- 2004: Terrence Trammell
- 2005: Allen Johnson
- 2006: Dominique Arnold
- 2007: Terrence Trammell
- 2008: David Oliver
- 2009: David Payne
- 2010–11: David Oliver
- 2012: Aries Merritt
- 2013: Ryan Wilson
- 2014: Devon Allen
- 2015: David Oliver
- 2016: Devon Allen
- 2017: Aleec Harris
- 2018: Devon Allen
- 2019: Daniel Roberts
- 20212020 OT: Grant Holloway
- 2022-23: Daniel Roberts
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- 120 yd hurdles 1876–1927, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67 and 1969–71; 110 m hurdles otherwise.
- First place was shared in 1969 and 1977.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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