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Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Questad (July 10, 1943 – October 29, 2020) was a track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in sprinting events.

College career

He was a mediocre football and basketball player, but excelled at track at Park High School in Livingston, Montana. Questad went on to Stanford University, where he was the 1963 NCAA champion in the 100-yard dash sprint with a time of 9.7 seconds. Questad was a three-time All-American in the 100-yard dash, the 220, and the 440. His time in the 220, 20.74 seconds, remains the Stanford record, tied with James Lofton. He is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Olympics

Questad qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters and finished sixth in the final.

After track

Questad purchased Superior Steel, a supplier of bulk storage and transportation tanks in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1995 and ran the business until 2011, when he sold it to his sons.

Questad died in Boise, Idaho, on October 29, 2020, following a lung infection and pneumonia.

References

1. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile: Larry Questad". Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
2. "Larry Questad" (PDF). Montana High School Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
3. "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's 200 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
4. "Company History". Superior Steel Products, Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
5. Welsch, Jeff (November 1, 2020). "Livingston native Larry Questad, once 'the fastest white man in the world', dies at 77". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved November 2, 2020.

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Qualification	1968 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young
Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Ed Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith Gary Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Art Walker George Woods
Women's track and road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Anne Drinkwater Judy Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildrette Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Wyomia Tyus Patty Van Wolvelaere
Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow
Coaches	Payton Jordan (men's head coach) Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach) John Oelkers (men's assistant coach) Frank Potts (men's assistant coach) Stan Wright (men's assistant coach) Alex Ferenczy (women's coach) Conrad Ford (women's coach)

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