In the 100 meters, he finished behind American athletes Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton, also from the United States.

While Lloyd was still in school the family relocated to Jamaica, where LaBeach first showed his talent in athletics.

He later entered the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was coached during his preparations for the Olympic Games.

[2] Just a few weeks before LaBeach had been involved in a world record setting 100-yard dash, in which he barely lost at the finish line tape to Patton.

[4] His brother Byron LaBeach, also a sprinter, competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics representing Jamaica.