Herman Frazier

Herman Frazier earns my flat-out respect. A Philadelphia sprinter trained at Arizona State, he anchored the U.S. to 4x400m relay gold at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and grabbed an individual 400m bronze for good measure, plus Pan American Games golds on either side. What elevates him beyond his racing days, for me, is the second act: serving as chef de mission for the U.S. delegation at the 2004 Athens Games. It's one thing to win on the track and another to lead and organise an entire team. That blend of elite athlete and administrator is rare, and his lifelong service to the sport is the kind of legacy I admire most.

Name (English)

Herman Frazier

Name (Japanese)

ハーマン・フレイジャー

Reading

はーまん・ふれいじゃー

Born

October 29, 1954 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height

184 cm

Occupation

sprinter

High school

Germantown High School

University

Arizona State University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• sprinter

Last updated

2026-06-02

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