Creed_Haymond
Creed Haymond
American Athlete
Walter Creed Haymond (December 2, 1893 – March 1983) was an American track and field athlete.
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| Birth name | Walter Creed Haymond | ||||||||
| Full name | Dr. Walter Creed Haymond, D.M.D. | ||||||||
| Born | December 2, 1893 (1893-12-02) | ||||||||
| Died | March 1983 | ||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Track and field / Athletics | ||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprinter (injured, did not run) | ||||||||
| Club | University of Utah and University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||
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Haymond was raised in Springville, Utah.[1]
Haymond attended the University of Utah where he lettered three times and was the captain of the track team.[2] Haymond later studied dentistry[1] at the University of Pennsylvania, where he again became the captain of the track team. At the 1919 Inter-Collegiate Association Track and Field (Outdoor) Meet, he broke the world record time for the 220-yard race (now known as the 200-meter dash), just minutes after missing the world record by one-tenth of a second in the qualifying heat for the finals and before he was given a chance to catch his breath. The same day he won the 100-yard dash against what he called "the six fastest men in America" after his starting hole collapsed and he started four or five yards behind in the race.[3]
Haymond was accepted to compete as a sprinter for Team USA at the 1920 Summer Olympics, in Antwerp, Belgium, but he was injured before the competition.[4]
Haymond served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the Northern States Mission headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, 1945-1950.[5][6] (Their mission reunion group was honored a few years ago in the Church News for having the longest continuous reunions of any mission in the church).[7]
Haymond became an Honoree (inducted into) the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1971.[1]
Haymond is occasionally cited by leaders of the LDS Church as an example of the benefits that can result from abiding by the Word of Wisdom, a health code for members of church.[8][9]
- "Hall of Fame 1970s - Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation". Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- "Untitled Page". jwstobbe.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "The Deseret News - Google News Archive Search (Google Website of Newspaper Page Images, this one of The Deseret News, Article Name: Walter Creed Haymond [Obituary])". news.google.com. March 11, 1983. p. A 5. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.
- "Obituary: MILLER, MARVIN". deseret.com. November 24, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "Obituary: DAVIS, JESSE". deseret.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "Obituary: Reva Judd Davis". deseret.com. December 19, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- Perry, L. Tom (October 1996). "Run and Not Be Weary (includes link to video of the General Conference talk)". Ensign. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- Faust, James E. (March 2003). "The Enemy Within (To be a winner in life, you must gain victory over self.)". The New Era. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- 2009 Deseret Morning News Church Almanac (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Morning News), p. 326.
- Joseph J. Cannon, “Speed and the Spirit,” Improvement Era, Oct. 1928, pp. 1001–1007
- Creed Haymond's obituary
- 1919 Inter-Collegiate Association track meet results
- Doug Robinson, "Which Utah ties have the best chance at an Olympic spot at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials?", Deseret News, 16 Jun 2021
- Creed Haymond at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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