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Larry Black was the silver medalist (second place) in the 1972 Munich Olympics. He lost to the Soviet double gold medalist Valeri Borzov.
Black also played a major role on the NCCU championship squads of 1972. In the 1972 Penn Relays, with only five sprinters from NCCU on hand, the Eagles managed to win three relay titles, set two national collegiate records, and missed a third record by only a tenth of a second.
Black ran in all three of the events. He ran a 43.8 second quarter-mile leg in the mile relays, and teamed with Jeff Horsley in two 220-yard legs of the sprint medley relay for a combined time of 40.7. The sprint medley team of Julius Sang, Black, Horsley, and Robert Ouku finished the mile in 3:14.8, the fastest time ever in the world.
VIDEO: LARRY BLACK SILVER MEDAL RUN IN 200-METER DASH AT 1972 MUNICH OLYMPIC GAMES (LANE 1)
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