Art Bragg

100 m: 10.3 s (1953) 220 y: 20.8 s (1951) Arthur "Art" George Bragg (December 3, 1930 – August 25, 2018)[3] was an American sprinter who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

[5] Bragg was considered the favourite for the title having won the USA Olympic Trials 100m in the absence, through injury, of the man judged to be the best American sprinter, Jim Golliday.

Bragg also tried to qualify for the 200 m event but was only fourth in his semi-final at the Olympic Trials.

[8][10] In 1954, Bragg was one of the candidates for the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award that is presented annually by the AAU to the outstanding American athlete.

"[12] He has described his 1952 injury as a total fluke - whilst on the warmup strip "Someone opened one of the doors and I made a quick motion to my left to avoid hitting it .

[12] Bragg was ranked among the best in the US and the world in both the 100 m/100 y and 200 m/220 y sprint events from 1950 to 1954, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.