Laird Sloan
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1935 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2017 (aged 81) Houston, Texas, US | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Laird Sloan (3 October 1935 – 23 June 2017)[1] was a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He finished second in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4 x 440 yards relay (with Terry Tobacco, Doug Clement, and Joe Foreman). In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Sloan was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 440 yards.[2]
As a student at the University of Michigan, Sloan was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Laird Sloan Obituary". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laird Sloan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ 'M' Profile...Laird Sloan The Michigan Daily. 26 May 1956.
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