Edwin Genung

Edwin Bernard Genung (February 15, 1908 - May 2, 1986)^[1] was an American middle-distance runner. He placed 4th in the 800 meters at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Career

As a sophomore at the University of Washington, Genung was NCAA champion in 1929 at 880 yards.^[1][2] Although he failed to win at the NCAA meet again (he placed third as a senior in 1931),^[2] he did win the national championship in both 1930 and 1931, breaking the meeting record both times.^[3] In 1932 the national championships in Stanford doubled as the Olympic Trials and Genung won for the third time, beating that year's NCAA winner Charles Hornbostel.^[4] Genung thus qualified for the Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won his heat to make it to the final; in the final, he finished just out of medals in fourth place.^[1]