Bob Backus
Bob Backus (actually Robert Hudson Backus ; born July 11, 1926 in Boston , † June 30, 1999 in Hanover , Massachusetts ) was an American hammer thrower .
In 1952 he came in 13th place at the Olympic Games in Helsinki .
He won the Pan American Games in Mexico City in 1955 and won bronze in Chicago in 1959 .
In 1954 he was American champion. He set his personal best of 61.41 m on June 6, 1959 in New York City . In weight throwing he won the national title eight times outdoors (1953-1959, 1965) and seven times indoors (1954-1959, 1961).
His marriage to the Finnish javelin thrower Elsa Torikka was divorced.
Web links
- Bob Backus in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Bob Backus in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Backus, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Backus, Robert Hudson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hammer thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1999 |
| Place of death | Hanover , Massachusetts |