Bob Gutowski
Bob Gutowski (actually Robert Allen Gutowski ; born April 25, 1935 in San Pedro , California , † August 2, 1960 in Camp Pendleton , California) was an American pole vaulter of Polish origin who was successful in the second half of the 1950s. He jumped a world record and won an Olympic silver medal.
The trained industrial chemist was a member of the Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant. He first attracted attention in 1956 at a meeting in Los Angeles , where he jumped 4.60 m and was only defeated by the 1952 Olympic champion, Bob Richards , because of the larger number of attempts (Richards only started at 4.52 m). In November of the same year at the Olympic Games in Melbourne the order was the same: Gutowski won silver with 4.53 m behind Richards, who jumped 4.56 m.
Meanwhile, he became famous for his world record jump over 4.78 m, with which he exceeded the 15-year-old world record of Cornelius Warmerdam by 1 centimeter on April 27, 1957 . In June of the same year he even mastered 4.82 m, but since the baton fell under the bar, which was considered illegal at the time, this performance could not be recognized as a world record. On August 2, 1960, Robert Gutowski fell victim to a car accident.
Web links
- Bob Gutowski in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gutowski, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gutowski, Robert Allen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Pedro , Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 1960 |
| Place of death | Camp Pendleton , California |