# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/forrest-towns
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:56:04.074Z

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name: "Forrest Towns"
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description: "Forrest Grady \"Spec\" Towns was an American track and field athlete and coach. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and broke the world record in that event three times."
tagline: "American hurdler (1914–1991)"
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birthDate: "1914-02-06"
deathDate: "1991-04-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump