Tom Poor
Tom Poor ( Tom Woodson Poor; born December 15, 1903 in Missouri , † December 20, 1965 in Grove , Oklahoma ) was an American high jumper .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, he was fourth with 1.88 m.
Starting for the University of Kansas , he became NCAA champion in 1923 . He set his personal best of 1.97 m on March 27, 1925 in Austin .
Web links
- Tom Poor in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Tom Poor in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Tom Poor in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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| SURNAME | Poor, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Poor, Tom Woodson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1965 |
| Place of death | Grove , Oklahoma |