Bob Pebbles

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Bob Kiesel (actually: Robert Allan Kiesel ; born August 30, 1911 in Sacramento , California , † August 6, 1993 in Boise , Idaho ) was an American sprinter and Olympic champion .

As a student at the University of California , Kiesel won the IC4A championships in 1934 over 100 and 200 meters and in 1932 over 220 yards .

At the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , he won the 4 x 100 meter relay together with Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer and Frank Wykoff, the gold medal with the world record time of 40.0 s in front of the teams from Germany (silver) and Italy (bronze).

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SURNAME Pebble, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kiesel, Robert Allan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Sacramento, California
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1993
Place of death Boise