Clement T. Wilson Member of American Olympic Track Team 1912

Des Moines Register. July 7, 1912.

Clement T. Wilson, head of the Coe College track team qualified for the 1912 Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won a place on the American Olympic Team by equaling the world's record in the 100-yard dash in the tryouts held at the Northwestern University field in Evanston, Illinois.

He was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100-meter competition, and the Americanrelay  team was disqualified because of a fault while passing the first baton.