Andre Phillipes - San Jose, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 19.941 W 121° 54.096
10S E 597305 N 4132307
A plaque to a gold medal hurdler.
Waymark Code: WM108CH
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2019
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"As a track star at Sliver Creek High School he won hack-to-back state championships in the 300-meter hurdles, In 1979, while attending San Jose City College, he set a state record in the 400-meter hurdles and while competing for UCLA he won the NCAA title in the 40-metet hurdles, At the 5988 Olympics in Seoul, he won a gold medal and set an Olympic record In the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 41,19 seconds. He is considered to be the best codination tudier in the history of track and field, A champion on the high school, coilerijate and Olympic stage, Phillips was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of fame in 2003.
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