Guinn Smith
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.
Web links
- Guinn Smith in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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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 |