哈里森-迪拉德( HARRISON DILLARD) （田径 美国）
Helsinki 1952, Games of the XV Olympiad. Men's athletics, final of the 110m hurdles: gold medallist William Harrison DILLARD of the United States in action. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
机会只垂青有准备之人
生日：1923年7月8日
出生地：克里弗兰，美国
国籍: 美国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1948年英国伦敦夏季奥运会
1952年芬兰赫尔辛基夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 4枚
哈里森-迪拉德在八岁的时候就开始跨栏项目的训练，那时他用从废旧汽车坐垫下找来的弹簧作为障碍在跑道上训练。在1947年和1948年间，迪拉德获得了连续82场比赛胜利，但是在美国奥运田径选拔赛上，他却没能发挥出自己的水平，没有获得伦敦奥运会的参赛资格。幸运的是，他从100米预选赛中获胜，并在伦敦奥运会上夺金。在伦敦奥运会上，迪拉德同时在4x100米接力上夺得一面金牌。尽管有两枚奥运金牌在手，但迪拉德仍然遗憾没能在自己最擅长的跨栏项目上夺金。四年后，29岁的迪拉德获得了芬兰赫尔辛基夏季奥运会的入场券，这一次，他终于如愿的夺得跨栏比赛的金牌，夺金后难掩激动的迪拉德发出了“机会只垂青有准备之人”的感叹，在这届奥运会上，他还获得另一枚金牌，这让他的奥运金牌总数增加到四枚。
Other names: DILLARD, William Harrison
Born: 8 July 1923
Birthplace: Cleveland (United States)
Nationality: United States
Sport: Athletics
ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
London 1948
Helsinki 1952
Olympic medals:
Gold: 4
"Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"
Harrison Dillard began hurdling at the age of eight, running in an alley and using the springs from abandoned car seats as barriers. During 1947 and 1948, Dillard won 82 straight races. However, in the final of the 110m hurdles at the U.S. Olympic trials, he lost his stride and failed to finish. Fortunately, he had already qualified in the 100m dash. At the 1948 London Olympics, Dillard edged teammate Barney Ewell for the gold medal. He won a second gold medal in the 4x100m relay. But Dillard still wanted to win an Olympic hurdles championship. Four years later, the 29-year-old Dillard got his chance in Helsinki. He was hard-pressed by fellow American Jack Davis, but he surged ahead at the end and crossed the finish line first. The usually calm Dillard leaped for joy and exclaimed, "Good things come to those who wait." Dillard won another gold medal in the relay to bring his career total to four.
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