Bob King (athlete)
![]() Bob King at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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Born | June 20, 1906 Los Angeles, California, United States | |||||||||||
Died | July 29, 1965 (aged 59) Walnut Creek, California, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | High jump | |||||||||||
Club | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||
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Robert Wade King (June 20, 1906 – July 29, 1965) was an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from Stanford University, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent obstetrician.[1]
References
[edit]US National Championship winners in men's high jump | |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field |
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