Guinn Smith

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Owen Guinn Smith (born May 2, 1920 in McKinney , Texas , † January 20, 2004 in San Francisco ) was an American athlete .

Born in Texas, Smith went to California with his parents as a child and later studied history in Berkeley . When he started his studies, he was still a high jumper . However, since the university athletics team already had a good high jump team, he switched to the pole vault . In 1941 he won the US university championships. After graduating, he fought as a pilot in World War II . In 1947 he was American champion in pole vault and started in 1948 at the Olympic Games in London . Here he was Olympic champion with a jumped height of 4.30 m in the last attempt.

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SURNAME Smith, Guinn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Owen Guinn Smith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH McKinney (Texas)
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 2004
Place of death San Francisco