William Sefton
William "Bill" Sefton (born January 21, 1915 in Los Angeles , † May 2, 1982 in Richardson , Texas ) was an American track and field athlete who was successful in the pole vault before World War II . He jumped several world records and took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin .
World records
Between 1932 and 1934, Sefton improved the junior world record three times:
- 13 '½ "(4.12 m) on April 30, 1932 in Los Angeles
- 14 '10 "(4.26 m) on March 10-17, 1934 in Los Angeles
- 14 '0½ "(4.27 m) on April 28, 1934 in Santa Barbara
Bill Sefton won three times (1935-1937) the NCAA championship, where he had to share two titles (1935 and 1936) and the AAU title in 1935 with his teammate Earle Meadows .
He also set his two world records together with Meadows:
- 14 '8½ "(4.48 m) on May 8, 1937 at Stanford
- 14'11 "(4.54 m) on May 29, 1937 in Los Angeles
For this reason, Bill Sefton and Earle Meadows were called "The Heavenly Twins". At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Sefton missed out with a jump of 4.25 m, while Meadows won gold.
Web links
- William Sefton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- USC Trojans Hall of Fame
- www.polevault.com ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sefton, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sefton, Bill (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1982 |
| Place of death | Richardson (Texas) |