Delos Thurber
Delos Thurber ( Delos Packard Thurber ; born November 23, 1916 in Los Angeles , † May 12, 1987 in San Diego ) was an American high jumper .
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he jumped 2.00 m. Since only his compatriot Cornelius Johnson had mastered 2.03 m, there was a playoff between Thurber, the American Dave Albritton and the Finn Kalevi Kotkas , in which Albritton won silver and Thurber bronze.
Delos Thurber graduated from the University of Southern California and became an airplane pilot in the Philippines after World War II .
Web links
- Delos Thurber in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thurber, Delos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thurber, Delos Packard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1987 |
| Place of death | San Diego |