Joshua Culbreath (September 14, 1932 – July 1, 2021) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles—the national outdoor champion from 1953 to 1955; three-time winner of the event in the Penn Relays in the same years, and Olympic bronze medal winner in 1956, while he was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps; and world record holder in 1957.

Culbreath was inducted into the United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

[3] Culbreath graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Morgan State College,[3] where he was the USA Outdoor champion in the 400m hurdles for three consecutive years—1953, 1954, and 1955.

During his time in the Marine Corps, he competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the bronze medal.

[6][8] Four of his athletes competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, including the 400m hurdles gold medalist, Deon Hemmings.