| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1960 Rome | 100 metres | |
David William "Dave" Sime (born July 25, 1936) is a former American athlete. Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested 24 by men and 10 by women Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He never won a major title but he ranked as one of the fastest humans of all time, holding several sprint records during the late 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive
Born in Paterson, New Jersey, David Sime became a star in 1956 while attending Duke University as a member of the baseball and track & field teams. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. (He is now "one of the infamous ten")"The 10". He and fellow American Bobby Joe Morrow had some great duels that year but an injury ruined his Olympic hopes. Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, 1935) is a former American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956 The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Four years later, in Rome, he was second in the Olympic 100 m before anchoring the U. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International S. to a victory in the 4x100 m relay. During a relay race, members of a team take turns Running, Orienteering, Swimming, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon, or Skating However, the U. S. team was disqualified for passing out of the zone, and Sime lost his chance at an Olympic gold medal. During his career, he held world records at 100 yd, 220 yd, and the 220 yd low hurdles. A yard (abbreviation yd) is a unit of Length in several different systems including English units Imperial units and United After college, Sime became an ophthalmologist in Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
The story of David Sime is movie material. He came to Duke on a baseball scholarship, and had never run track in his life. The Duke track coach happened to see this long lanky figure while attending a baseball game. He asked permission from Duke's baseball coach to let him work out with the track team. His coach agreed provided there was not a baseball game that day. In his first track meet he was entered into the 100 yard, 220 yard, and the 440 yard event. Never having raced before in his life in his first track event (against the Univ. of Maryland) he set the world's record for the 100. He did the same in the 220 setting a new world record. Not to be outdone, in the 440, Sime set a new world record in that event. He still holds the record at Duke for the 100 and 220.
The story does not end. Duke's football coach approached him the following season, again getting permission from his baseball coach. Playing the position of "lonesome end" Duke played Notre Dame in their first game. On the first play from scrimmage, Sime caught a touchdown pass. The next time Duke was on offense, the first play, Sime caught another touchdown pass. After that Notre Dame had 3 men on Sime the entire game. Duke defeated Notre Dame that day.
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