About Morgan Groth
Born 1943. Morgan Groth is an American athletics competitor.
Morgan Groth (born August 31, 1943, in Martinez, California) is an American former middle distance runner who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Oregon state university set the world record in the 2 mile relay with a time of 7:18.9 at the West Coast Relays in Fresno, California. Morgan Groth ran the anchor and NCAA half mile champion, Norm Hoffman, joined Groth to set the world record. Morgan Groth also won the first ever Golden West Invitational with a national mile record of 4:10.0 in 1961. The top ten senior mile runners in the US were invited. He later ran for the Quantico Marines.
Olympics Groth won the 800 meters at the Olympic Trials, but due in part an injury prior to the Olympics, did not qualify for the finals.
Collegiate career Groth ran collegiately for Oregon State University.
Prior to college, Groth ran for Alhambra High School in his hometown of Martinez, California. In 1961, he finished second in the mile at the CIF California State Meet.
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Olympic track and field athlete
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Morgan Groth was born on 31 August 1943 in Martinez.
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