Mel Patton

Mel Patton (1948)
Mel Patton
Friidrott, herrar
Nation: USA USA
Olympic rings with transparent rims.svg Olympiska spel
GuldLondon 1948200 meter
GuldLondon 19484 x 100 meter

Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton, född 16 november 1924 i Los Angeles, Kalifornien, död 9 maj 2014 i Fallbrook, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk friidrottare.

Patton blev olympisk mästare på 200 meter och stafett 4 x 100 meter vid sommarspelen 1948 i London.[1]

Källor

  1. ^ ”Mel Patton” (på engelska). Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Arkiverad från originalet den 28 februari 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228085612/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/mel-patton-1.html. Läst 25 april 2012. 

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