Alonzo Babers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alonzo Babers

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1961

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot, sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Alonzo Babers

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  • Babers (born October 31, 1961) is an American former athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay.Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Alonzo Babers was a military dependent who graduated from Kaiserslautern American High School in then-West Germany.
  • He attended the United States Air Force Academy from 1979 to 1983, graduating with a major in aerospace engineering, where he ran track and played one season of football. The international athletics career of Alonzo Babers consisted of a spectacular rise to fame, followed by a decisive and abrupt end.
  • Up to the end of 1982, Babers's best time in 400 m was 45.9, but he rapidly improved on that during 1983, running a best time of 45.07, but at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki he finished in a disappointing sixth place in the 4 × 400 m relay. Babers continued his rapid improvement in 1984.
  • At the USA Final Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, he won his semi-final in a personal best of 44.95.
  • Later, in the final, he ran another personal best of 44.86 to qualify to the Olympic team.
  • At the Los Angeles Olympic Games he further lowered his personal best to 44.75 when he won his quarter-final.
  • In the Olympic final, Babers run 44.27 to win the gold medal.
  • In the 4 × 400 m relay, United States (Babers ran the third leg) won the gold medal easily in 2:57.91. While training for and competing in the 1984 Olympics, Babers held the rank of Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
  • Just one month after his double-gold performance in Los Angeles, Babers reported to flight training school and began his career as a pilot, so his athletics career was over.
  • He was an active duty officer in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 1991 and continues to serve as a member of the Air Force Reserves.
  • Now he is employed as a 777 pilot for United Airlines.

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