Frank Foss (athlete)
 Frank Foss at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 9, 1895 Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | April 5, 1989 (aged 93) Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||
| Club | Chicago AA | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 4.09 m (1920) | |||||||||||
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Frank Kent Foss (May 9, 1895 – April 5, 1989) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record.
Foss graduated from Cornell University in 1917, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was the IC4A Champion in 1916 after tying for the first the year before.[1] He was the AAU champion in 1919 and 1920.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Frank Foss Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. April 5, 1989. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ "Statistics – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". USATF. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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