sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRobert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion.
American pole vaulter
Bob Seagren
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Born | (1946-10-17) October 17, 1946 (age 75) Pomona, California, United States |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
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Sport | Pole vaulting |
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Club | Southern California Striders, Anaheim |
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A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU and four NCAA titles indoors and outdoors. Indoors he posted eight world bests between 1966 and 1969. He was also the Pan American Games champion in 1967. He set his first world record 5.32 metres (17 ft 5 in) in Fresno on May 14, 1966, followed by his world records 1967 in San Diego 5.36 metres (17 ft 7 in), 1968 in Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe 5.41 metres (17 ft 9 in) and 1972 in Eugene 5.63 metres (18 ft 6 in). See the Eugene record jump Video on YouTube @ 19:20.
In 1968, Seagren participated in his first Olympic Games in Mexico City. In an exciting contest, he won the gold medal with the top three vaulters, including silver medallist Claus Schiprowski (West Germany) and the bronze medal winner Wolfgang Nordwig (East Germany) reaching the same height 5.40 metres (17 ft 9 in).
Four years later, in Munich, he remains best remembered for the Olympic gold medal he didn't get. In the 1972 Summer Olympics, a last-minute ruling barred the new banana-Pole from Olympic competition, forcing some vaulters, including Seagren, to compete with unfamiliar poles. East German Wolfgang Nordwig didn't use a Cata-Pole and won the gold medal, with Seagren coming second. It was the first time an American had failed to win the Olympic gold medal in the pole vault. In fact, no American would again win a gold medal in the pole vault until Nick Hysong won in 2000.
A 1968 University of Southern California graduate, Seagren took a try at professional track[1] and later he started his career in television and movies as a show host and soap opera actor.[2]
Seagren won the inaugural American Superstars sports competition in 1973 as well as the first World Superstars in 1977, his lone victories in both events.[3] He was able to enjoy the spoils from these competitions because he had become a professional athlete having signed to join the International Track Association (ITA) tour after the 1972 Olympics. On the ITA tour he renewed his very personal antagonistic rivalry with fellow American pole vaulter Steve Smith.[4]
Seagren went on to become an actor, appearing in several movies and television shows, including the controversial sitcom Soap in 1977 in which he played Dennis Phillips, a gay football player in a relationship with Billy Crystal's character Jodie Dallas. He appeared as a guest star in an episode of "Charlie's Angels" in 1980, called "Toni's Boys" as a detective who worked for a friend of Charlie who was also in the detective business. The episode was a back door pilot for a new series but the show wasn't picked up by the network. He was referred to in the episode as an "Olympic Champion" although he played a fictional character. He also guest starred on the tv series "Wonder Woman" in the episodes called "Stolen Faces" and "The Man Who Could Not Die". Seagren played himself, serving as an LAPD youth camp counselor on the "Camp Two" episode of Adam-12.
Today, he is CEO of International City Racing, which specializes in the development, management, and implementation of road racing, endurance, and fitness events, including the Long Beach International City Marathon. He is also an active supporter of the Commission on Athletics of the California Community Colleges.
He was named to the inaugural class of the Mt. SAC Relays Hall of Fame.[5] In 1986 he was inducted into the USATF National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[6]
Personal life
From 1970 to 1982, Seagren was married to former teen model, dancer, and co-host of KHJ-TV’s The Groovy Show, Kam Nelson. They had a daughter.[7]
References
- Ballard, Chris (April 23, 2001). "Bob Seagren, Pole Vaulter". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Bob Seagren at IMDb
- "Bob Seagren". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011.
- "Pole-vaulters Seagren and Smith: Champions and Competitors, Yes—but Chums? No Way". People. 3 (21). June 2, 1975.
- "Hall of Fame Inductees". Mt. San Antonio College. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- "Bob Seagren". USATF. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- Kirkorian, Doug (October 16, 2010). "KRIKORIAN: Seagren owes a lot to his gold". Redlands Daily Facts. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
External links
Records |
Preceded by |
Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder May 14, 1966 – July 23, 1966 |
Succeeded by John Pennel |
Preceded by John Pennel |
Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder June 10, 1967 – June 23, 1967 |
Succeeded by Paul Wilson |
Preceded by Paul Wilson |
Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder September 12, 1968 – June 21, 1969 |
Succeeded by John Pennel |
Preceded by Kjell Isaksson |
Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder July 2, 1972 – March 28, 1975 |
Succeeded by David Roberts |
Sporting positions |
Preceded by Kjell Isaksson |
Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 1972 |
Succeeded by Steve Smith |
Olympic champions in men's pole vault |
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Pan American Champions in men's pole vault |
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US National Championship winners in men's pole vault |
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
- 1877: George McNichol
- 1878: Alfred Ing
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1879–1888 NAAAA |
- 1879–81: William Van Houten
- 1882: B.F. Richardson
- 1883–86: Hugh Baxter
- 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter
- 1888Note 1: G.B. Quinn
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
- 1888Note 1: Lincoln Godshall
- 1889: Lat Stones (GBR) & D.F. O'Brien
- 1890: Walter Rodenbaugh
- 1891–92: Theodore Luce
- 1893–94: Christian Buchholz
- 1895: Hermann Thomas
- 1896: Franklin Allis
- 1897: Jesse Hurlburt
- 1898: Raymond Clapp
- 1899: Irving Baxter
- 1900: Bascom Johnson
- 1901: Charles Dvorak
- 1902: August Anderson
- 1903: Charles Dvorak
- 1904: H.L. Gardner
- 1905: Roy Heater
- 1906: LeRoy Samse
- 1907: Ed Cook
- 1908: William Halpenny (CAN) & Claude Allen
- 1909: Roy Paulding
- 1910: Harry Babcock
- 1911: Ed Cook, Frank Coyle & Sam Bellah
- 1912: Harry Babcock
- 1913: Stanley Wagoner
- 1914: Ken Curtis
- 1915: Sam Bellah
- 1916: Sherman Landers
- 1917: Edward Knourek
- 1918: Carl Buck
- 1919–20: Frank Foss
- 1921–22: Edward Knourek
- 1923–24: Edwin Myers
- 1925: Harry Smith
- 1926: Paul Harrington
- 1927–28: Lee Barnes
- 1929–30: Fred Sturdy
- 1931: Jack Wool
- 1932: Bill Graber
- 1933: Keith Brown & Matt Gordy
- 1934: Keith Brown, Bill Graber & Wirt Thompson
- 1935: Earle Meadows & Bill Sefton
- 1936: George Varoff
- 1937: Bill Sefton
- 1938: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1939: George Varoff
- 1940–44: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1945: Boo Morcom & Robert Phelps
- 1946: Irving Moore
- 1947: Boo Morcom
- 1948: Boo Morcom & Bob Richards
- 1949–51: Bob Richards
- 1952: Bob Richards & Don Laz
- 1953: Don Laz & George Mattos
- 1954–57: Bob Richards
- 1958: Ron Morris
- 1959: Don Bragg
- 1960: Aubrey Dooley
- 1961–62: Ron Morris
- 1963: Brian Sternberg
- 1964: Fred Hansen
- 1965: John Pennel
- 1966: Bob Seagren
- 1967: Paul Wilson
- 1968: Dick Railsback
- 1969–70: Bob Seagren
- 1971: Jan Johnson
- 1972: Dave Roberts
- 1973: Mike Cotton
- 1974: Dave Roberts
- 1975: Don Baird (AUS) * Terry Porter
- 1976: Earl Bell
- 1977: Mike Tully
- 1978: Dan Ripley
- 1979: Mike Tully
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
- 1980: Tom Hintnaus
- 1981: Billy Olson
- 1982: Dan Ripley & Billy Olson
- 1983: Jeff Buckingham
- 1984: Earl Bell
- 1985: Joe Dial
- 1986: Mike Tully
- 1987: Joe Dial
- 1988–89: Kory Tarpenning
- 1990: Earl Bell
- 1991–92: Tim Bright
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
- 1993–95: Scott Huffman
- 1996–97: Lawrence Johnson
- 1998–99: Jeff Hartwig
- 2000–01: Lawrence Johnson
- 2002–03: Jeff Hartwig
- 2004: Tim Mack
- 2005: Brad Walker
- 2006: Russ Buller
- 2007: Brad Walker
- 2008: Derek Miles
- 2009: Brad Walker
- 2010: Mark Hollis
- 2011: Derek Miles
- 2012–13: Brad Walker
- 2014–19: Sam Kendricks
- 2020 not held
- 20212020 OT: Chris Nilsen
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Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Superstars Champions |
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United States Superstars champions |
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1970s | |
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1980s |
- 1980: Charles White
- 1981: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1982: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1983: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1984: Tom Petranoff
- 1985: Mark Gastineau
- 1986: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1987: Renaldo Nehemiah
- 1988: Herschel Walker
- 1989: Willie Gault
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1990s | |
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2000s | |
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1968 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | 1968 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- RaNae Bair
- Estelle Baskerville
- Sharon Callahan
- Olga Connolly
- Barbara Friedrich
- Cathy Hamblin
- Eleanor Montgomery
- Carol Moseke
- Maren Seidler
- Martha Watson
- Willye White
- Pat Winslow
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Coaches |
- Payton Jordan (men's head coach)
- Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
- John Oelkers (men's assistant coach)
- Frank Potts (men's assistant coach)
- Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
- Alex Ferenczy (women's coach)
- Conrad Ford (women's coach)
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1972 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification |
- 1972 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track athletes | |
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Women's field athletes |
- Kim Attlesey
- Roberta Brown
- Sherry Calvert
- Olga Connolly
- Gale Fitzgerald
- Jane Frederick
- Cindy Gilbert
- Sandi Goldsberry
- Kate Schmidt
- Maren Seidler
- Jan Svendsen
- Martha Watson
- Deanne Wilson
- Willye White
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Coaches |
- Bill Bowerman (men's head coach)
- Ted Haydon (men's assistant coach)
- Hoover Wright (men's assistant coach)
- Stan Wright (men's assistant coach)
- Nell Jackson (women's head coach)
- Randall Lambert (women's assistant coach)
- Ron Sorkness (women's assistant coach)
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Authority control |
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General | |
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National libraries | |
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Other | |
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На других языках
[de] Bob Seagren
Robert „Bob“ Lloyd Seagren (* 17. Oktober 1946 in Pomona, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Olympiasieger und ehemaliger Weltrekordhalter und Olympiasieger im Stabhochsprung.
- [en] Bob Seagren
[fr] Bob Seagren
Robert « Bob » Seagren (né le 17 octobre 1946 à Pomona) est un athlète américain spécialiste du saut à la perche.
[it] Bob Seagren
Robert "Bob" Seagren (Pomona, 17 ottobre 1946) è un ex astista e attore statunitense, campione olimpico del salto con l'asta ai Giochi di Città del Messico nel 1968.
[ru] Сигрен, Боб
Боб Си́грен (англ. Robert Lloyd "Bob" Seagren; род. 17 октября 1946 года, Помона, Калифорния) — американский легкоатлет (прыжки с шестом).
Чемпион Олимпиады 1968 года в Мехико, серебряный призёр Олимпиады 1972 года в Мюнхене[1].
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