Edwin Turner
Personal information
Born(1912-09-15)September 15, 1912
United States
DiedAugust 17, 1967(1967-08-17) (aged 54)[1]
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event800 metres

Edwin Thomas Turner Jr. (September 15, 1912 – August 17, 1967) was an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the final.

Personal life

Turner was born in 1912 and grew up in Casper, Wyoming, the son of a wool buyer. He attended Natrona County High School, where he played in the school's state football championship-winning football team in 1928. He graduated in 1929.[2][3][4]

Turner attended the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, he served as president of the inter-fraternity council,[5] junior class president,[6] and a member of the Sphinx honor society.[7] He was a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship.[8][9]

Turner married Ruth Stevenson in 1935. He was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war he worked in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a business executive.[9] He had three children with his wife; Thomas Edwin, Stevenson, and Constance Jean. Thomas and Stevenson, the oldest, were born in New York, whereas Constance was born in Michigan.[10]

Athletics

At college, Turner competed in the half-mile races. As a sophomore in 1932, he helped lead Michigan to the Big Ten Conference indoor and outdoor championships.[11][12] He competed for Michigan through 1933.[13][14][15]

In 1932, Turner finished third in the final trial to make the United States Olympic team.[9] At the games, he finished third in his semi-final to progress to the final. He finished fifth in the final, seven tenths of a second behind the bronze-medal runner.[11][16]

References

  1. ↑ Edwin Turner at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "Tense moment at tenth Olympiad described by Ned Turner here Tuesday". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. August 23, 1932. p. 1–2. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ned Turner Prepared to Bid for New Laurels in Track Season Just Opened". Casper Star-Tribune. April 23, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "State Football Champions" (PDF). Wyoming High School Activities Association. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Violators of Rushing Code Are Warned". The Michigan Daily. September 28, 1932. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "State Party Wins Junior Elections by Narrow Margin: Edwin Turner Wins Presidency of Class". The Michigan Daily. October 29, 1931. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Edwin Turner Initiated Into Honorary Society". The Michigan Daily. May 29, 1931. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "Ned Turner wins chance at Rhodes Scholarship". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. AP. December 11, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 3 Doherty, Dan (July 27, 1952). "Casper's Ned Turner ran in 1932 Olympics". Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. p. 8. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "1950 Census - Kalamazoo, Michigan - Enumeration District 39-51". 1950 United States census (Kalamazoo Census archive). April 1, 2022. p. 34.
  11. 1 2 Charles A. Baird (April 19, 1933). "Ned Turner Has Made Enviable Record As Wolverine Half-Miler". The Michigan Daily. p. 2.
  12. ↑ "This may be Turner's turn". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. January 26, 1933. p. 23. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Turner Shows Instinct Of Statistician In Daily Practices". The Michigan Daily. March 30, 1933. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "Ned Turner Accepts Millrose Games Bid". The Michigan Daily. January 24, 1933. p. 3.
  15. ↑ "Turner ideal 'dark horse' to win 800-meter race". Casper Star-Tribune. July 28, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  16. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edwin Turner Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
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