Emerson Norton

Emerson Carlysle Norton (born November 16, 1900 in Kansas City , Kansas , † March 10, 1986 in Seminole , Florida ) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the decathlon , but also competed in high jump competitions . The 1.84 m tall and 79 kg heavy athlete started for the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington, DC

National successes

Norton was particularly successful in the hall, where he won the university championship ( IC4A ) in high jump in 1925 and 1926 . At the state championships in the hall, he was third in the high jump in 1928. In the championships in the decathlon he participated only in 1923; he came in third. In the same year he started at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia in the high jump, which he won with 1.91 m.

International success

In 1924 Norton was sent to the Games in Paris as the runner-up in the Olympic eliminations, along with Harold Osborn and Harry Frieda . Osborn won the gold medal with 7710.775 points. Norton got 7350.895 points and secured the silver medal just ahead of the Estonian Aleksander Klumberg , who won bronze with 7329.360 points. His achievements: 100 m 11.6 s, long jump 6.92 m, shot put 13.04 m, high jump 1.92 m (personal best and 8th place on the world's best list), 400 m 53.0 s, 110 m hurdles 16, 6 s, discus throwing 33.11 m, pole vault 3.80 m, javelin throwing 42.09 m and 1500 m 5: 38.0 min.

job

Norton was a graduate of Kansas University and Georgetown University . After finishing his sporting career, he worked as a lawyer for the Air Defense Command and the Ministry of Defense .

Web links

• Emerson Norton in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )