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'''Dave Maggard''' (born January 12, 1940) is an American former Olympian and university athletic director.

Maggard, who grew up in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] and [[Turlock, California]], graduated from [[University of California-Berkeley]].  He is a former member of the U.S. National Track Team and secured a spot for the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] during the 1968 [[United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|Olympic Trials]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hymans |first1=Richard |title=The history of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field |url=http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf |publisher=USA Track & Field |page=146 |date=2008 |access-date=2019-12-24 |archive-date=2016-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327114422/http://www.legacy.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Maggard finished 5th in the [[shot-put]] at the 1968 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/dave-maggard-1.html |title=Dave Maggard Bio, Stats, and Results |access-date=2010-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025053937/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/dave-maggard-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-25 }}</ref>

Maggard served as head track coach at [[Sunset High School (Hayward, California)|Sunset High School]] in [[Hayward, California]] from 1964 to 1966,<ref>{{cite news |title= Sunset High Hires Maggard |url= http://worldhistory.com/1964/04/23/oakland-tribune/page-40 |newspaper= [[Oakland Tribune]] |date= 1964-04-23 |page= 40 |access-date= 2013-07-17 |quote= Former University of California athlete Dave Maggard has been hired by Sunset High of Hayward to take over the position of head track and cross country coach. }}</ref> athletic director at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] from 1972 to 1991, the [[University of Miami]] from 1991 to 1993, and the [[University of Houston]] from 2002 to 2009.  He was Managing Director of Sports for the Atlanta Committee for the [[1996 Summer Olympics]].

His son [[Dave Maggard Jr.]] was an [[All-America]]n [[discus throw]]er for the [[California Golden Bears track and field]] team, finishing 6th at the [[1986 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maggard primed for Big Meet |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-maggard-primed-for-big-m/161811577/ |publisher=Oakland Tribune |access-date=29 December 2024 |page=63 |date=1 May 1986}}</ref>

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==External links==
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