Bob King

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Bob King 1928

Bob King (actually Robert Wade King ; born June 20, 1906 in Los Angeles , California , † July 29, 1965 in Walnut Creek , California) was an American high jumper and Olympic champion .

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 , he won 1.94 meters in front of his compatriot Benjamin Hedges and the French Claude Ménard , who both jumped 1.91 meters. Harold Osborn , the world record holder and defending champion , also placed fifth with 1.91 meters .

In 1927 and 1928 he won the championship of the Amateur Athletic Union in 1927 and 1928. In these two years he also led the world annual best list.

Bob King was 1.90 cm tall and weighed 79 kg during his playing days.

literature

  • Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan: Quest for Gold. New York 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4
  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )

Web links

  • Bob King in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME King, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES King, Robert Wade (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American high jumper
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1965
Place of death Walnut Creek