Dwight Stones
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| bronze | 1972 | high jump |
| bronze | 1976 | high jump |
Dwight Stones (born December 6, 1953 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American track and field athlete who was one of the best high jumpers of his time. In the course of his career, which lasted from 1972 to 1984, he set three world records and thirteen national records, won no fewer than 19 national championships and successfully participated in three Olympic Games. His personal best is 2.34 m.
Dwight Stones was the first person to jump over the dream limit of 2.30 m. He has been twice named World Indoor Athlete of the Year by the US trade magazine Track & Field News . In 1998 he was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame. Dwight Stones graduated from Los Angeles and Long Beach Universities . Today he works as a television commentator.
successes
World records
- 2.30 m on July 11, 1973 in Munich
- 1.31 m on June 5, 1976 in Philadelphia
- 2.32 m on August 4, 1976 in Philadelphia
Olympic games
- 1972 Munich: Bronze with 2.21 m behind Jüri Tarmak (USSR) with 2.23 m and Stefan Junge (GDR) with 2.21 m
- 1976 Montreal: Bronze with 2.21 m behind Jacek Wszoła (Poland) with 2.25 m and Greg Joy (Canada) with 2.23 m
- 1980 Moscow: Boycott of the USA (Stones would not have been able to participate as 10th of the US eliminations anyway)
- 1984 Los Angeles: fourth with 2.31 m (victory height of Dietmar Mögenburg : 2.35 m)
World championships
- 1983 Helsinki: sixth with 2.29 m
Further successes and placements
- NCAA outdoor championships: Winner 1976 with 2.31 m, third in 1972
- NCAA Championships Halle: Winner 1976
- AAU outdoor championships: Winner 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978; Third in 1975 and 1980, ninth in 1981, tenth in 1971
- AAU championships in Halle: Winner 1973, 1975 and 1977
- USTFF Open Air Championships: Winner 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1977
- USTFF Championships Halle: Winner 1973, 1974 and 1975
- TAC Open Air Championships: Winner 1983, fourth 1982
- TAC Championships Halle: Winner 1982, third 1983
- World Cup : Second in 1977
- Olympic eliminations : Winner 1972 with 2.21 m and 1984 with 2.34 m, second in 1976 and tenth in 1980
- 1974 and 1976 winner at the ISTAF in Berlin.
Web links
- www.usatf.org
- www.dwightstones.com
- www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us ( Memento from April 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stones, Dwight |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |