Clarence Childs
Clarence Childs (left) and Simon Gillis
Clarence Childs ( Clarence Chester Childs ; born July 24, 1883 in Wooster , Ohio , † September 16, 1960 in Washington, DC ) was an American hammer thrower .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he won a hammer throw with 48.17 m, the bronze medal behind his compatriot Matt McGrath (54.74 m) and the Canadian Duncan Gillis (48.39 m). He set his personal best of 52.53 m on June 12th in New York City .
Clarence Childs graduated from Yale University . From 1914 to 1916 he coached the American football team at Indiana University .
Web links
- Clarence Childs in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Childs, Clarence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Childs, Clarence Chester |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American hammer thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wooster (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1960 |
| Place of death | Washington, DC |