Samuel Bellah
Samuel Bellah 
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| Full name | Samuel Harrison "Sam" Bellah |
| nation |
 United States
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| birthday | June 24, 1887 |
| place of birth | Metz, California, USA |
| size | 175 cm |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| date of death | January 9, 1963 |
| Place of death | Portland, Oregon, USA |
| Career | |
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| discipline | Pole vault, long jump, javelin throw |
| Best performance | 3.90 m, 6.84 m, 45.97 m |
| last change: June 20, 2014 | |
Samuel Bellah ( Samuel Harrison "Sam" Bellah ; born June 24, 1887 in Metz , California , † January 9, 1963 in Portland (Oregon) ) was an American athlete who took part in the Olympic Games twice. 1908 in London and 1912 in Stockholm .
Life
On September 2, 1919, he married Livette Adalade Lathrop (born December 25, 1888).
Samuel Bellah was a graduate of Stanford University (born 1911), from which he was sent to the Olympic Games in his sophomore year as the university's first student.
Athletic career
Amateur Athletic Union
In 1911 and 1915 he was the AAU pole vault champion .
1908 Summer Olympics
- In the pole vault , he shared sixth place with Georgios Banikas , reaching 3.50 m .
- In the long jump he was twelfth with 6.64 m
- In the triple jump he finished 17th with 12.55 m.
1912 Summer Olympics
- In the pole vault he was seventh with 3.75 m, with one gold, two silver and three bronze medals being awarded on the six places in front of him.
Personal best
His personal bests are:
- Pole vault 3.90 m (1912)
- Long jump 6.84 m (1908)
- Javelin 45.97 m (1908)
Other sporting activities
He was a member of Stanford Cardinal , the sports team at Stanford University, and the Multnomah Athletic Club . In sporting competitions he competed for Stanford and the Olympic Club of San Francisco, among others.
Web links
- Samuel Bellah in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ IOC website , accessed June 19, 2014.
- ^ Web site of the Oregon Secretary of State , accessed June 20, 2014
- ^ Stanford University website, Section 1912 , accessed June 20, 2014
- ^ Stanford University website , accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ a b Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Triple Jump , accessed June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault , accessed June 19, 2014.
- ^ Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Long Jump , accessed June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Samuel Bellah in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on June 19, 2014.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Bellah, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bellah, Samuel Harrison; Bellah, Sam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metz , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 9, 1963 |
| Place of death | Oregon |