David Segal (athlete)
# David Segal (athlete)

David Hugh Segal (born 20 March 1937) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the sprints. He had best times of 9.5 seconds for the 100 yards and 21.0 seconds for the 220 yards. While competing in the United States, he ran a time of 20.4 seconds for the straight 220 yards.

He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Peter Radford, David Jones and Neville Whitehead.

Segal was also an excellent 200 meter sprinter. He was a European 200m silver medalist in 1958 and was British AAA 220-yard champion and record holder in 1958 and '59. In Rome he was in the 200m semi-final but was disqualified for two false starts. While not a favorite, he had been ranked as high as 8th in the world in the 200m by Track and Field News.

Before Rome, he competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, in the 4 × 100 m relay and placed 5th in the final. At one time, he held the English Native Record for the 220 yards and the 300 yards, running the later in 30.0 seconds. On rare occasions, he ran the 400 meters with his best time of 48.2 seconds. Following the 1960 Olympics, Segal left the UK for Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he continued his track career. He continued to live in the United States since then. In 2008 Segal was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at his alma mater, Furman University, where as a competitor in the Southern Conference Championships he won nine individual titles and five relay championships.

At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel, he won the 200 m race, and took a gold medal in the 1600 m relay.

