Harold D. Cagle (August 3, 1913 – November 28, 1977) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for the United States in the

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held in

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, Germany in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Robert Young, Edward O’Brien and Alfred Fitch.

Biography

Harold D. Cagle was born in Maud,

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, August 3, 1913 to Homer and Augusta B. Cagle. He had a brother Jay W. and a sister Billie J. His father was in the insurance business. He was a top track star at Maud High School until his family moved to

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, the county seat, for him to finish high school. He was a 1933 Shawnee High School graduate. He won the state championship in the 440 run in 1933. He began college at

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in Shawnee and competed on the Bison track team. He was clocked at 46.5 in the 440 and through a series of national events qualified for the 1936 U.S. Olympic team. After his success in the Berlin Olympics Cagle returned to OBU where he set several records that endured for many years. After graduation, he served with the U.S. Army beginning May 13, 1941. Cagle taught school and coached track at

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High School until he retired. He died November 28, 1977, in

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at age 64, of an apparent heart attack. He is buried at Sierra View Memorial Park,

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1913 births 1977 deaths Sportspeople from Shawnee, Oklahoma American male sprinters Oklahoma Baptist University alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field People from Maud, Oklahoma Sportspeople from Marysville, California Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub