Summary
He reached the 200m final where he placed fourth. He was the hot favourite for the 400m, but was pipped by his countryman, Arthur Wint, who mined gold in 46.2 to McKenley's 46.4.
The 100m final was one of the closest races in Olympic history. McKenley was beaten into second place by a hair's breadth. American Lindy Remingino was adjudged the winner with both clocking the same time, 10.4 seconds. Remingino was quoted as saying he thought McKenley had won the race.In what is regarded as Jamaica's greatest performance at the Olympics, McKenley ran arguably the greatest relay leg in history.See the full content of this document
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Golden Destiny
He attended Pleasant Valley Elementary School before enrolling at Mico Practising and later Calabar High schools, in St. Andrew.
The legendary Herb McKenley blossomed into...See the full content of this document
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