Sim Iness

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Simeon Garland "Sim" Iness (born July 9, 1930 in Keota , Oklahoma , † May 23, 1996 in Porterville , California ) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

At the age of 22, Iness was Olympic champion in Helsinki in 1952 in the discus throw with a width of 55.03 m. A year later, despite injuries - he was hit in the face by a discus before his throws - on June 20 in Lincoln / Nebraska he set a world record with 57.93 m.

With a height of 1.90 m, his competition weight was 109 kg.

literature

  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics . Berlin 1999, published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV
personal data
SURNAME Iness, Sim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iness, Simeon Garland
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Keota, Oklahoma
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1996
Place of death Porterville , California