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Owen Guinn Smith (May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault.[1]

Guinn Smith
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1948 LondonPole vault

Born in McKinney, Texas, Smith moved to California when he was a child. He was originally a high jumper, but UC Berkeley, the university he wanted to attend, already had a strong high jumping team, so he took up pole vaulting. He won the NCAA championships in 1941, the year before he graduated as a history major. During the remainder of World War II, Guinn Smith served as an air force pilot in Asia.

Smith, the 1947 national pole vault champion, was sent to the 1948 Olympics in London. During a rainy competition, Smith took the gold in his last attempt for 4.30 m (14 ft 114 in).

He died at age 83 in San Francisco of emphysema.


References


  1. Yollin, Patricia (2004-01-24). "Owen Guinn Smith -- WWII pilot, gold medalist in 1948". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-07-11.




На других языках


- [en] Guinn Smith

[fr] Guinn Smith

Owen Guinn Smith (né le 2 mai 1920 à McKinney (Texas) – mort le 20 janvier 2004 à San Francisco) était un athlète américain, spécialiste du saut à la perche.

[it] Guinn Smith

Owen Guinn Smith (McKinney, 2 maggio 1920 – San Francisco, 24 gennaio 2004) è stato un astista statunitense.



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