Larry Stuart (athlete) Larry Stuart (athlete) Larry Stuart (born October 19, 1937 – June 6, 2015) was an American track and field athlete, known primarily for the javelin throw. He has held numerous records in the event, including four times setting and improving the National Junior College Record while at Santa Ana College and after a stint throwing in the Marines, the school record at the University of Southern California, at on March 30, 1963 which held until 1986 when the design of the javelin was changed for competition worldwide. Stuart competed twice in the United States Olympic Trials, finishing 8th in 1960
Wilhelm Jahn (athlete) Wilhelm Jahn (athlete) Wilhelm Hans "Willi" Jahn (27 February 1889 – 24 January 1973) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Jahn was born in Magdeburg, Germany, to a family of publishers. He was schooled in Berlin and joined the Wandervogel (German reform youth movement), while in Highschool (Gymnasium) in Berlin-Charlottenburg. In 1912 he participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in the 800m event. He was eliminated in the first round of the 800 metres competition, while his friend Hanns Braun moved up to take the bronze medal. Jahn became a leader in