Jud Logan

Who is Jud Logan?

Judson Campbell Logan is a former American athlete who won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best finish was 13th in the qualifying round in 1984. He tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol at the 1992 Olympics.

Logan had bests of 49-11 and 171-11 in high school, and did not even qualify for the state meet.

He played Tight End in high school football. He attended Kent State University playing football for two and a half seasons. He was but a walk-on to the track team.

He has been known to give his medals away to children who watch the competition:

He was for a time, the oldest top-level U.S. track star, he turned 40 in 1999. He was still determined to continue throwing.

Following that statement he made his fourth Olympic team and threw in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He has continued throwing into the Masters division, setting the world M50 record in 2009.

He currently resides in Ashland, Ohio, where he has coached the Ashland University track team since 1994. He became head coach in 2004 and was named Indoor Men's Coach of the Year in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in 2008-2009.