Bob King (athlete)
Appearance
![]() Bob King at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | June 20, 1906 Los Angeles, California, United States | |||||||||||
Died | July 29, 1965 (aged 59) Walnut Creek, California, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | High jump | |||||||||||
Club | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Wade King (June 20, 1906 – July 29, 1965) was an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from Stanford University, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent obstetrician.[1]
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Categories:
- American male high jumpers
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes
- 1906 births
- 1965 deaths
- Track and field athletes from Los Angeles
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs