Darrow Hooper
Darrow Hooper ( Clarence Darrow Hooper ; born January 30, 1932 in Fort Worth ; † August 19, 2018 ) was an American shot putter .
Hooper attended Texas A&M University at College Station and became an NCAA champion in the shot put in 1951 .
In 1952 he won with his personal best of 17.41 m in the US elimination match for the Olympic Games in Helsinki , where he won the silver medal. With its width of 17.39 m it was only two centimeters behind his compatriot Parry O'Brien . Jim Fuchs (17.06 m) completed the US triple triumph.
Web links
- Darrow Hooper in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Clarence Hooper. Retrieved September 4, 2018 .
- ↑ gbrathletics.com: NCAA Division I Championships (Men)
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| SURNAME | Hooper, Darrow |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hooper, Clarence Darrow (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American shot putter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2018 |