William Hoyt

William Hoyt ( William Welles "Bill" Hoyt ; born May 7, 1875 in Glastonbury (Connecticut) , † December 1, 1954 in Cambridge , New York ) was an American athlete.

Hoyt was the first Olympic champion in pole vault at the Athens Olympic Games in 1896 . He won with a height of 3.30 m in front of his compatriot Albert Tyler . He also started in the 110-meter hurdles . There he finished second behind Thomas Curtis in the preliminary run , but did not start in the final. Curtis later became an Olympic champion.

After his career, the Harvard graduate worked as a doctor. He spent many years abroad for the US Public Health Service before settling in the small town of Berlin in New York State.

literature

Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan : Quest for Gold. New York 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4

Web links

William Hoyt in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Hoyt, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hoyt, William Welles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American pole vault and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	May 7, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glastonbury, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	December 1, 1954
Place of death	Cambridge , New York