Morris Kirksey

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Morris Kirksey (1920)

Morris Marshall Kirksey (born September 13, 1895 in Waxahachie , Texas , † November 25, 1981 in Stanford , California ) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

Kirksey was a student at Stanford University studying philosophy when he won over 100 yards at the American championships in 1921 , breaking the record set by Charles Paddock . He was one of four American athletes to win gold medals in two different Olympic sports.

At the VII Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 , he won the silver medal in the 100-meter run , behind the American Charles Paddock and ahead of the British Harry Edward . Six days later he won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay race together with his teammates Charles Paddock, Jackson Scholz and Loren Murchison , ahead of the teams of France and Sweden . Towards the end of these Olympic Games he won his second gold medal - as a member of the American rugby union team , which beat France 8-0 in the final .

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SURNAME Kirksey, Morris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirksey, Morris Marshall (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Waxahachia
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1981
Place of death Stanford (California)