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Robert Lyman "Dink" Templeton (May 27, 1897 – August 7, 1962) was an American track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in rugby union, college football player, and track coach.[4]

Dink Templeton

Templeton at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Robert Lyman Templeton
Born	(1897-05-27)May 27, 1897 Helena, Montana, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1962(1962-08-07) (aged 65) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics, rugby union
Event(s)	Long jump, high jump, pole vault, hurdles
Club	Stanford Cardinal
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	LJ – 7.085 m (1920) HJ – 1.935 m (1920) 110 mH – 15.6 (1914)[1][2]
Rugby player Rugby career
Templeton in 1929
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Olympic Club RFC[3] () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1920 USA 1 (5)
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team

Personal

Templeton was born in Helena, Montana, and attended Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California.[5] He attended Stanford University, where he played on the football and rugby union teams. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford.

Olympics

In 1920, Templeton was on the United States Olympic team in rugby and the long jump. He was handicapped in his best event, the high jump, because he normally used the Western roll jumping style, which was considered illegal at that time.[5] In the long jump, he finished out of the medals in fourth place, but the U.S. rugby team upset France to win the gold medal.[1][5][6]

Track coach

In 1922, Templeton returned to Stanford as its track coach, a position he held until 1939. During his tenure as coach, Stanford won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship in 1925, 1928, and 1934, and Stanford athletes won 19 individual titles.[5] He was noted at the time for conducting intensive daily practices, an uncommon practice at that time.[5] He later coached at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.[5]

Later life

Templeton also had a career as a journalist and broadcaster.[5] For his coaching, he was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1976,[5] and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching and as a football player.

References

External links

• Dink Templeton at ESPNscrum
• Robert Lyman Templeton at Olympics.com
• Robert Lyman Templeton at Olympic.org (archived)
• Robert Lyman (Dink) Templeton at the USATF Hall of Fame

На других языках

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- [en] Dink Templeton

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[fr] Dink Templeton

Robert Lyman Templeton dit Dink Templeton, né le 27 mai 1897 à Helena dans le Montana et mort le 7 août 1962 à Palo Alto en Californie, est un athlète et joueur américain de rugby à XV évoluant au poste d'arrière. Il est champion olympique en 1920 avec l'équipe des États-Unis de rugby à XV.

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[ru] Темплтон, Динк

Роберт Лайман (Динк) Темплтон (англ. Robert Lyman (Dink) Templeton, 27 мая 1897[1], Хелена — 7 августа 1962[1], Пало-Алто, Калифорния) — американский регбист и легкоатлет, выступавший в прыжках в длину и прыжках в высоту. Олимпийский чемпион 1920 года.

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