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Dedy Cooper (born May 22, 1956)^[1] is a retired American track and field athlete, known for specializing in the hurdles.

Early life

While running for Harry Ells High School in Richmond, California, Cooper led his team to the team title at the 1975 CIF California State Meet. In the process, Cooper tied the National High School record in the 120 yard hurdles at 13.2 in the semi-finals.^[2] That record was later surpassed by Nehemiah, which remains the record. Running for San Jose State University, he was the 1976 NCAA Outdoor Champion.

Athletics

He held the world indoor record in the 60 meter high hurdles at 7.54, set in 1977.^[3] He was ranked in the top 10 in the world in the 110 metres hurdles six years in a row starting in 1976, rising to number 3 in the world in 1981.^[4] He qualified for the ill-fated United States Olympic team in 1980 by finishing second to Renaldo Nehemiah in the United States Olympic Trials, but did not get to run in the Olympics due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.^[5] He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.^[6]

References

^ "This Day In Athletics - Person Record Report". dayinathletics.drtrack.com.
^ "1975 - Balboa Stadium, San Diego; Fri-Sat, June 6-7". prepcaltrack.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
^ "Dedy Cooper". sjsuspartans.com. 2008-08-05. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
^ "World Rankings - Men's 110 Hurdles" (PDF). Track & Field News. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
^ Hymans, Richard (2008). "The history of the United States Olympic Trails - Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.

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[1] "This Day In Athletics - Person Record Report". dayinathletics.drtrack.com.

[2] "1975 - Balboa Stadium, San Diego; Fri-Sat, June 6-7". prepcaltrack.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

[3] "Dedy Cooper". sjsuspartans.com. 2008-08-05. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

[4] "World Rankings - Men's 110 Hurdles" (PDF). Track & Field News. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

[5] Hymans, Richard (2008). "The history of the United States Olympic Trails - Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[6] Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.

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 ==Early life==
-While running for [[Harry Ells High School]] in [[Richmond, California]], Cooper led his team to the team title at the 1975 [[CIF California State Meet]].  In the process, Cooper tied the [[United States high school national records in track and field|National High School record]] in the 120 yard hurdles at 13.2 in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1975 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092406/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1975 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  That record was later surpassed by Nehemiah, which remains the record.  Running for [[San Jose State University]], he was the [[NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 110 meter hurdles|1976 NCAA Outdoor Champion]].
+While running for [[Harry Ells High School]] in [[Richmond, California]], Cooper led his team to the team title at the 1975 [[CIF California State Meet]].  In the process, Cooper tied the [[United States high school national records in track and field|National High School record]] in the 120 yard hurdles at 13.2 in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1975 |title=1975 - Balboa Stadium, San Diego; Fri-Sat, June 6-7 |website=prepcaltrack.com |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092406/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm#1975 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  That record was later surpassed by Nehemiah, which remains the record.  Running for [[San Jose State University]], he was the [[NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 110 meter hurdles|1976 NCAA Outdoor Champion]].
 ==Athletics==
-He held the world indoor record in the 60 meter high hurdles at 7.54, set in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1549971 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407043611/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1549971 |archive-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He was ranked in the top 10 in the world in the [[110 metres hurdles]] six years in a row starting in 1976, rising to number 3 in the world in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/09-m110HRank.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626183645/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/09-m110HRank.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He qualified for the ill-fated United States Olympic team in 1980 by finishing second to [[Renaldo Nehemiah]] in the [[1980 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|United States Olympic Trials]], but did not get to run in the Olympics due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott]].<ref>http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf</ref> He did however receive one of 461 [[List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients|Congressional Gold Medal]]s created especially for the spurned athletes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}</ref>
+He held the world indoor record in the 60 meter high hurdles at 7.54, set in 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1549971 |title=Dedy Cooper |date=2008-08-05 |website=sjsuspartans.com |access-date=2011-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407043611/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1549971 |archive-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He was ranked in the top 10 in the world in the [[110 metres hurdles]] six years in a row starting in 1976, rising to number 3 in the world in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/09-m110HRank.pdf |title=World Rankings - Men's 110 Hurdles |publisher=Track & Field News |date=2011 |access-date=2011-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626183645/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/09-m110HRank.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He qualified for the ill-fated United States Olympic team in 1980 by finishing second to [[Renaldo Nehemiah]] in the [[1980 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|United States Olympic Trials]], but did not get to run in the Olympics due to the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hymans |first1=Richard |title=The history of the United States Olympic Trails - Track & Field |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf |publisher=USA Track & Field |date=2008 |access-date=2019-12-22 |archive-date=2016-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327114422/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He did however receive one of 461 [[List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients|Congressional Gold Medal]]s created especially for the spurned athletes.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Caroccioli|first1=Tom|last2=Caroccioli|first2=Jerry|title=Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=Highland Park, IL|isbn=978-0942257403|pages=243–253}}</ref>
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 [[Category:American male hurdlers]]
 [[Category:San Jose State Spartans men's track and field athletes]]
+[[Category:Track and field athletes from San Jose, California]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Richmond, California]]
 [[Category:Congressional Gold Medal recipients]]
+[[Category:Harry Ells High School alumni]]
+[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]