Leamon King

Leamon King was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100-meter sprint for men from 1956 to 1960.
King, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, became joint holder of the record on October 20, 1956 in Ontario, California, with a time of 10.1 seconds, equal with Willie Williams and Ira Murchison, and repeated the time a week later in Santa Ana, California. Ray Norton also recorded a time of 10.1 seconds in 1959. The first person to run unambiguously faster in competition was Armin Hary in 1960.
He also jointly held the world 100 yard record with a time of 9.3 seconds.
King, along with Murchison, Thane Baker, and Bobby Morrow, won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in the 4 × 100 metre relay. He ran the second leg of the race.
After retiring from athletics, King returned to his job as a schoolteacher, living in Delano, California. He had been a successful student athlete, breaking and making records, at Delano [Joint Union High School District|Delano High School], making the finals at the CIF [California State Meet] in both the 100 yard dash and 220 yard dash each of his four years, winning the 100 once and the 220 twice.