Rodney Milburn

Rodney Milburn, Jr. (May 18, 1950 - November 11, 1997) was an American athlete who won gold at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the 110m hurdles.

Career

After going through 1971 undefeated, the Opelousas, Louisiana athlete earned the nickname Hot Rod and was awarded the Track and Field News Athlete of the Year Award. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Rodney won the gold medal in the 110m hurdles in a time of 13.24 seconds, ahead of Guy Drut and Thomas Hill. To cap the victory the time was a new world record.

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Opelousas, Louisiana - 1972 Summer Olympics - Munich - Guy Drut - Thomas Hill

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Milburn hoped for an Olympic comeback in 1980, but the USA's boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow put paid to that.

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Olympic - USA - 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscow

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