Ivan Fuqua

Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 4x400 m relay

Ivan William Fuqua (August 11, 1909 – January 14, 1994) was an American athlete, a gold medal winner in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was a sophomore at Indiana University and was IU’s first Olympic Gold Medalist. Their team set a world record that stood for 20 years. He was inducted into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1988. Fuqua was born in Decatur, Illinois, and graduated from Brazil High School in Brazil, Indiana, where he set multiple track and field school records. He then went on to play football and excel in track and field at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.[1]

  1. ^ Hammel, Bob; Klingelhoffer, Kit (1999). Glory of Old IU, Indiana University. ISBN 9781582610689.

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