Bob Clark (athlete)

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Bob Clark (actually Robert Hyatt Clark ; born January 28, 1913 in Covina , California , † May 13, 1976 in Arcadia , California) was an American decathlete and long jumper .

In 1934 and 1935 he was US champion and in 1936 US runner-up in the decathlon. He was also national runner-up in the long jump in 1934.

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he was sixth in the long jump. In the decathlon there was a triple success in the US: Bob Clark won silver with his personal best of 7601 points behind Glenn Morris , who set a world record with 7900 points, and ahead of Jack Parker with 7275 points.

Clark set his personal long jump record with 7.91 m on June 26, 1936 in Milwaukee .

Web links

  • Bob Clark in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Robert Hyatt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American decathlete and long jumper
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Covina
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1976
Place of death Arcadia (California)