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{{short description|American sprinter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Millard Hampton
| image = Millard Hampton (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Hampton in 2006
| fullname = Millard Frank Hampton Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|July 8, 1956}}
| birth_place = [[Fresno, California]], U.S.
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Montreal]]|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|1976 Montreal|[[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]]}}
}}

'''Millard Frank Hampton Jr.''' (born July 8, 1956) is an American former [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]], winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m [[Relay race|relay]] and the individual silver medal in the [[200 meters]] at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/millard-hampton-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/millard-hampton-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Millard Hampton}}</ref>

Born in [[Fresno, California]], Millard Hampton was an [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] champion in 200&nbsp;m in 1976. His father, Millard Hampton Sr. was a top sprinter in his own right, placing as high as second in the [[CIF California State Meet]] 220 yards in 1952.

Millard Hampton attended [[Silver Creek High School (San Jose, California)|Silver Creek High School]] in [[San Jose, California]], where he was coached by former [[San Jose State University|San Jose State]] great [[Bobby Poynter]], graduating in 1974 and continues to hold the school record in the [[100 m]] at 10.4 sec. and the [[200 m]] record at 20.8 sec. While at Silver Creek, in 1974 he won the [[CIF California State Meet]] title that had eluded his father.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm |title=California State Meet Results – 1915 to present |publisher=Hank Lawson |access-date=2012-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092406/http://www.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Next Hampton went to [[San Jose City College]] (SJCC) where he was coached by Bobby Poynter and [[Bert Bonanno]]. While at SJCC, Hampton won the 1976 Olympic Trials and at the [[Montreal]] [[Olympic Games|Olympics]], Hampton won silver medal in the [[200 meters]] and ran the third leg in the gold medal winning American [[4 × 100 metres relay]] team.

Hampton continued his education at [[UCLA]] and was considered a favorite for another Olympic team<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eugenerunningcompany.com/pdf_maps/trials_1980.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-02-16 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170951/http://www.eugenerunningcompany.com/pdf_maps/trials_1980.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> before the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott]].

Another Silver Creek graduate, [[Andre Phillips]] won the gold medal in the [[400 metres hurdles]] at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], making for a rare instance when two [[List of high schools producing multiple Olympic gold medalists|Olympic Gold medalists have come from the same high school.]] The high school website claims eight schools. The school has honored both by hosting the "Hampton Phillips Classic" named in their honor.<ref>[http://www.hampton-phillips2010.com/ Hampton Phillips] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601155601/http://www.hampton-phillips2010.com/ |date=2010-06-01 }}</ref>

He currently resides in [[Elk Grove, CA]]

==References==
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| before = {{flagicon|JAM}} [[Donald Quarrie]]
| title = [[200 metres#Men's Seasons Best|Men's 200 metres best year performance]]
| years = 1976
| after = {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Silvio Leonard]]
}}
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[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from San Jose, California]]
[[Category:Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Silver Creek High School (California) alumni]]
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