Longino Welch
Longino Welch | |
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| Known for | NCAA champion, pole vault (1921) |
Longino Welch was an American track and field athlete for Georgia Tech. He won the pole vault competition at the first NCAA track and field championships in 1921 with a jump of 12 feet.[1][2] Welch graduated from Georgia Tech in 1923 with a degree in electrical engineering.[3] He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1966.[4]
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References
- ^ "Outdoor Track and Field Individual Champions, p. 10" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2009-12-07.[dead link]
- ^ "Illinois First in Great Meet: Notre Dame Second in National Collegiate Contests". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 1921-06-19.
- ^ Jack Copeland (2007-07-17). "Defining Moments - Tracking championships: First NCAA postseason event in 1921 set the standard for the 87 that followed". The NCAA News.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Ramblin' Wreck. Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
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