Jack Yerman

Who is Jack Yerman?

Jack Lloyd Yerman is a former American athlete and winner of the gold medal in the 4×400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Jack Yerman was sixth in the 400 m at the 1959 Pan-American Games and won the silver medal as a member of an American 4×400 m relay team.

Yerman won the 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials 400 m at Stanford with a time of 46.3, but at the Olympics itself, he only reached the semifinals. Jack Yerman won a gold medal as the lead-off runner with the American 4×400 m relay team and set a new world record of 3:02.2.

Yerman also played football for Berkeley in the Rose Bowl.

Yerman currently lives in Paradise, California. He is a retired high school teacher and father of four.

Jack Yerman is a Latter-day Saint. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after his participation in the Olympics.

"Your Time Will Come: Jack Yerman and His Incredible Journey to the 1960 Olympics" is a book that relates his story from birth through winning the Gold Medal. See bhyerman.wix.com/books.