Clyde Hart (born February 3rd, 1934) is an American of track and field at

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. Hart retired as head coach for the Baylor track program on June 14, 2005, after 42 years with the program. Hart is primarily known as the only coach to have instructed Michael Johnson, the gold medal winner in the individual 400 meters at the

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and

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. Hart also recruited and coached

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and Darold Williamson to gold medals in the

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— Wariner in the individual 400 meters, and both in the 4x400 meter relay. Wariner and Hart briefly parted ways in 2008, reuniting a year later. Another one of his pupils, Greg Haughton, won bronze at the

in Sydney, and he also coached Sanya Richards, who was the top-ranked female 400 runner in the world in 2007 and won gold at the

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. Hart was a state champion sprinter at

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and graduated from Baylor University in 1956 with a Bachelor's degree, and later from the University of Arkansas with a Master's degree. He is married to Maxine Hart.

Awards and accolades

* World Athletics Awards - Coach of the Year：2009 In 2017, Hart was awarded the Legend Coach Award by

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1935 births Living people American track and field coaches Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Hot Springs, Arkansas University of Arkansas alumni Track and field athletes from Arkansas American male sprinters 20th-century American sportsmen {{Texas-bio-stub