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{{Short description|American athlete (1910–1975)}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]]|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|400 m hurdles]]}}
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'''Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin''' (July 1, 1910 – March 6, 1975) was an American [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]], winner of 400 m hurdles at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].

Born in [[Derma, Mississippi]], Glenn Hardin was the world's dominant 400 m hurdler in the 1930s and was equally tough in the 400 m flat race.

Hardin's rise began at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]], where he finished second in the 400 m hurdles in 52.0 but was given credit for a [[world record]] when the winner, [[Bob Tisdall]] from [[Ireland]], knocked down a hurdle, an error that in those days disqualified a performance for world record consideration. Hardin lowered the record to 51.8 in the 1934 [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] championships and then bettered it to 50.6 during a meet in [[Stockholm]] later that year. That record would stand for the next nineteen years.

Hardin was unbeatable between the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning the AAU title in 1933, 1934 and 1936 in 400 m hurdles and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] championships title in 1933 and 1934 in {{convert|440|yd|abbr=on}} hurdles. Hardin finished his career at the [[Berlin]] Olympics, beating [[John Loaring]] from [[Canada]] by 0.3 seconds.

Hardin was a member of the [[LSU Tigers]] outdoor track and field team that won the school's first ever NCAA Championship in 1933.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1477594 |title=L.S.U. Athletes Break World Records to Triumph in Intercollegiate Meet |access-date=June 7, 2008 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918174103/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1477594 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He won two NCAA individual titles during the meet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1477596 |title=L.S.U. Tigers Win National Track Meet, 58-54 |access-date=June 7, 2008 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918174104/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1477596 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Hardin was inducted into the [[U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association|USTFCCCA]] Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2024 |title=Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024 |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/2024/03/featured/collegiate-track-field-cross-country-athlete-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-date=March 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325131303/https://www.ustfccca.org/2024/03/featured/collegiate-track-field-cross-country-athlete-hall-of-fame-class-of-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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== External links ==
* {{USATF Hall of Fame}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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