Chester Bowman

American sprinter

Chester Bowman
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1901-11-22)November 22, 1901 West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Died	May 31, 1936(1936-05-31) (aged 34) West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	100m

Chester Bowman (November 22, 1901 – May 31, 1936) was an American sprinter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Bowman competed in football and track and field for the Syracuse Orange. He was a fast running back, and his coach was rumored to have made the football field wider to give him an advantage.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chester Bowman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Chester Bowman". Olympedia. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash

1876–1878
New York Athletic Club

1876: Charles McIvor
1877: William Wilmer
1878: Fred Saportas

1879–1888
NAAAA

1879: Beverly Value
1880-81: Lon Myers
1882-83: Arthur Waldron
1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford
1887: Charles Sherrill
1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing

1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union

1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1889-90: John Owen
1891: Luther Cary
1892: Harry Jewett
1893: Charles Stage
1894: Tom Lee
1895-97: Bernie Wefers
1898: Frank Jarvis
1899: Arthur Duffey
1900: Maxie Long
1901: Frank Sears
1902: Pat Walsh
1903: Archie Hahn
1904: Lawson Robertson
1905: Charles Parsons
1906: Charles Seitz
1907: Harold Huff
1908: William Hamilton
1909: William Martin
1910: James Rosenberger
1911: Gwin Henry
1912-13: Howard Drew
1914-15: Jo Loomis
1916-17: Andy Ward
1918: Arthur Henke
1919: William Hayes
1920^OT: Loren Murchison
1921: Charley Paddock
1922: Robert McAllister
1923: Loren Murchison
1924: Charley Paddock
1925: Frank Hussey
1926: Charley Borah
1927: Chester Bowman
1928^OT: Frank Wykoff
1929-30: Eddie Tolan
1931: Frank Wykoff
1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe
1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe
1935: Eulace Peacock
1936: Jesse Owens
1937: Perrin Walker
1938: Ben Johnson
1939: Clyde Jeffrey
1940: Harold Davis
1941: Barney Ewell
1942-43: Harold Davis
1944: Buddy Young
1945: Barney Ewell
1946-47: Bill Mathis
1948: Barney Ewell
1949: Andy Stanfield
1950: Art Bragg
1951: Jim Golliday
1952: Dean Smith
1953-54: Art Bragg
1955-56: Bobby Morrow
1957: Leamon King
1958: Bobby Morrow
1959-60: Ray Norton
1961: Frank Budd
1962-64: Bob Hayes
1965: George Anderson
1966: Charles Greene
1967: Jim Hines
1968: Charles Greene
1969-70: Ivory Crockett
1971: Del Meriwether
1972: Robert Taylor
1973-74: Steve Williams
1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams
1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) *Robert Woods
1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams
1978: Clancy Edwards
1979: James Sanford

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress

1980: Stanley Floyd
1981-83: Carl Lewis
1984: Sam Graddy
1985: Kirk Baptiste
1986: Carl Lewis
1987: Mark Witherspoon
1988: Emmit King
1989: Leroy Burrell
1990: Carl Lewis
1991: Leroy Burrell
1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell

1993–present
USA Track & Field

1993: Andre Cason
1994: Dennis Mitchell
1995: Michael Marsh
1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell
1997: Maurice Greene
1998: Tim Harden
1999: Dennis Mitchell
2000^OT: Maurice Greene
2001: Bernard Williams
2002: Maurice Greene
2003: Bernard Williams
2004^OT: Maurice Greene
2005: Justin Gatlin
2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay
2009: Mike Rodgers
2010-11: Walter Dix
2012^OT-13: Justin Gatlin
2014: Mike Rodgers
2015: Tyson Gay
2016^OT: Justin Gatlin
2017: Justin Gatlin
2018: Noah Lyles
2019: Christian Coleman
2021^{2020 OT}: Trayvon Bromell
2022: Fred Kerley
2023: Cravont Charleston

Notes

Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships

OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31

ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 60-meter dash
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: Charles Seitz 1907: James O'Connell 1908: Robert Cloughan 1909: R W Gill 1910: Robert Cloughan 1911: Alvah Meyer 1912: Not held 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Alvah Meyer 1915: Irvin Howe 1916–17: Jo Loomis 1918: William Genzenmueller 1919–20: Loren Murchison 1921: Ward Conway 1922–24: Loren Murchison 1925: Cecil Coaffee 1926: Chester Bowman 1927–28: Karl Wildermuth 1929: James Daley 1930: Chester Bowman 1931: Ira Singer 1932: Emmett Toppino 1933–34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937–38: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: Mozelle Ellerbe 1941: Herbert Thompson 1942: Barney Ewell 1943: Herbert Thompson 1944: Ed Conwell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946: Tom Carey 1947–48:Ed Conwell 1949: Bill Dwyer 1950: Andy Stanfield 1951: Ed Conwell 1952: John O'Connell 1953-56: John Haines 1957: Ira Murchison 1958: Ed Collymore 1959–60: Paul Winder 1961–62: Frank Budd 1963: Sam Perry 1964: Bob Hayes 1965: Sam Perry 1966–68: Bill Gaines 1969–70: Charles Greene 1971: Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD) 1972: Delano Meriwether 1973: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1974: Herb Washington 1975: Hasely Crawford (TRI) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: Houston McTear 1979: Steve Riddick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Curtis Dickey 1981: Stanley Floyd 1982: Ron Brown 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Emmit King 1985: Albert Lawrence (JAM) 1986: Lee McRae 1987: Lee McRae 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Brian Cooper 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB); Andre Cason 1992: Leroy Burrell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM); Keith Williams 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: DaBryan Blanton 2008: Mike Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010–11: Mike Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014–16: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker 2018: Christian Coleman 2019: Demek Kemp 2020: Christian Coleman
Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters) and 1913–15 (75 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90.

v t e 1924 USA Olympic track and field team
Track/road/cross country athletes	Karl Anderson Verne Booth Chester Bowman Charles Brookins Ray Buker William Churchill Louis Clarke (r) Commodore Cochran (r) Jimmy Connolly (t) Chan Coulter Bill Cox (t) Clarence DeMar Mike Devaney Ray Dodge Rilus Doolittle Schuyler Enck August Fager Horatio Fitch Charles Foster John Gray George Guthrie Lloyd Hahn Alan Helffrich (r) James Henigan George Hill Harry Hinkel Frank Hussey (r) Earl Johnson Pitch Johnson Wayne Johnson Dan Kinsey Edward Kirby (t) Leo Larrivee (t) Al LeConey (r) George Lermond Oliver MacDonald (r) Charles Mellor Loren Murchison Bayes Norton Charley Paddock Russell Payne Harold Phelps Joie Ray (t) Bill Richardson Marvin Rick Ivan Riley Ray Robertson John Romig Jackson Scholz William Spencer William Stevenson (r) Arthur Studenroth John Coard Taylor Morgan Taylor Willard Tibbetts (t) Ray Watson John Watters Frank Wendling Ralph Williams Eric Wilson Frank Zuna
Field/combined event athletes	Norman Anderson Otto Anderson Clifford Argue Lee Barnes Jim Brooker Leroy Brown William Comins Harry Frieda Ned Gourdin Glenn Graham Merwin Graham Brutus Hamilton Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Robert Juday Mort Kaer Robert LeGendre Tom Lieb James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant William Neufeld Emerson Norton Gene Oberst Harold Osborn Tom Poor Gus Pope Lee Priester Albert Rose Ralph Spearow Fred Tootell Homer Whelchel Earle Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Lawson Robertson (head track coach) Walter Christie (head field coach) Eddie Farrell (assistant coach) Bill Hayward (assistant coach) Harry Hillman (assistant coach) Tom Keane (assistant coach) Jack Magee (assistant coach) Amos Alonzo Stagg (assistant coach) Eugene Vidal (assistant coach) Michael J. Ryan (marathon trainer)