Sam Turner (born June 17, 1957) is an American male former track and field hurdler who competed in both the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles.
Turner was a finalist in the 110 m at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and achieved his personal record in the event (13.17) that same year.
[2] He ran at the 1983 AAA Championships, being runner-up to Tonie Campbell.
[4] Turner did not win any national titles in his career, with his closest attempts being third in the 400 m hurdles at the 1978 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and second to Greg Foster at the 1983 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
His personal record of 49.04 seconds in the 400 m hurdles in 1978 ranked him fifth globally.