Cliff Bourland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCliff Bourland
American sprinter
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1921
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: 01-Feb-2018
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Cliff Bourland
- Clifford Frederick Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, of a German mother and an American father, Bourland ran in a competition for the first time in 1932.
- Graduating from Venice High School in Los Angeles, Bourland enrolled to University of Southern California and was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell.
- Bourland won the AAU championships in 400 m and the NCAA championships in 440 yd in 1942 and 1943.
- During the World War II, Bourland served in the Navy as a captain of a landing craft tank.
- At the London Olympics, Bourland was fifth in 200 m and won the gold medal as a member of American 4 × 400 m relay team, running the second leg in 47.3 seconds.After the Olympics, Bourland retired from sports.
- After a failed attempt to start a career in municipal politics, he was hired by an insurance company.
- In 1984 he was a part owner of the mortgage banking firm called Norris, Biggs and Simpson.
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