Earl Verdelle Young (born February 14, 1941 in San Fernando, California) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
At the Rome Olympics, Earl Young was sixth in 400 m—in a time of 45.9s that matched the former Olympic Record—and ran the second leg in the American 4x400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3.02.2.
At the 1963 Pan-American Games, Young won gold medals in both 4x100 m relay and 4x400 m relay.
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