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{{Short description|American sprinter}}
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'''Commodore Shelton "Com" Cochran''' (January 20, 1902 &ndash; January 3, 1969) was an American [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]], winner of a gold medal in 4 × 400 m [[Relay race|relay]] at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78237 |title=Com Cochran |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>

He was born in [[Mississippi]] and died in [[San Francisco, California]].

As a [[Mississippi State University]] student, Commodore Cochran won the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] championships in [[440-yard dash]] in 1922 and 1923.

At the [[Paris]] [[Olympic Games|Olympics]], Cochran ran the opening leg in American 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new [[world record]] of 3:16.0.

After his running career, Cochran coached his younger brother [[Roy Cochran]], who won two gold medals at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].

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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310012955/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COCHRCON01 Con Cochran at databaseOlympics.com]

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