American pole vaulter (1913–1992)
Earle Meadows
Earle Meadows at the 1936 Olympics |
Personal information |
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Born | June 29, 1913 Corinth, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Died | November 11, 1992 (aged 79) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
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Alma mater | University of Southern California.[1] |
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Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
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Sport |
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Sport | Pole vault |
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Club | USC Trojans, Los Angeles |
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| Representing the United States | Olympic Games | | 1936 Berlin | Pole vault | |
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Earle Elmer Meadows (June 29, 1913 – November 11, 1992) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. His winning vault is featured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia.
Meadows had a long rivalry with Bill Sefton, his teammate from the University of Southern California. They shared the AAU title in 1935 and the NCAA title in 1935 and 1936. In May 1937 they both set a new world record at 4.48 m and then at 4.54 m. Meadows set two more world records (indoor) in 1941, winning three more times.. In 1948 he cleared 4.42 m, but later finished only sixth at the Olympic trials and thus was left out of the Olympic team. In retirement he ran a musical instrument business in Texas.[2] He was Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame, Class of 2016.[3]
References
- ^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2004 Archived 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ Earle Meadows. sports-reference.com
- ^ "TX TF Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
External links
Media related to Earle Meadows at Wikimedia Commons
Olympic champions in men's pole vault
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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault (pole vault for distance) |
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Pole vault for distance | |
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Pole vault | - 1906: Alfred Carlton Gilbert
- 1907: Claude Allen
- 1908: Charles Vezin Jr.
- 1909: William Happeny (CAN), Harry Babcock (2nd)
- 1910: William Happeny (CAN), Theodore Babcock (2nd)
- 1911: Gordon Dukes
- 1925: Paul Jones
- 1926: Charles Hoff (NOR), Edwin Myers (2nd)
- 1927: Sabin Carr
- 1928: Sabin Carr
- 1929: Fred Sturdy
- 1930: Fred Sturdy
- 1931: Fred Sturdy
- 1932: Fred Sturdy
- 1933: Keith Brown, Frank Pierce
- 1934: Bill Graber
- 1935: Ray Lowry, Eldon Stutzman, Oscar Sutermeister
- 1936: David Hunn
- 1937: Earle Meadows
- 1938: Richard Ganslen
- 1939: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1940: Earle Meadows
- 1941: Earle Meadows
- 1942: Boo Morcom
- 1943: Cornelius Warmerdam
- 1944: Jack DeField
- 1945: Bill Moore
- 1946: Bill Moore
- 1947: Guinn Smith
- 1948: Bob Richards
- 1949: Boo Morcom
- 1950: Bob Richards
- 1951: Bob Richards
- 1952: Bob Richards
- 1953: Bob Richards
- 1954: Jerry Welbourn
- 1955: Bob Richards
- 1956: Don Bragg, Bob Richards
- 1957: Bob Richards
- 1958: Don Bragg, Bob Gutowski
- 1959: Don Bragg
- 1960: Don Bragg
- 1961: Don Bragg
- 1962: Henry Wadsworth
- 1963: Dave Tork
- 1964: John Uelses
- 1965: Billy Gene Pemelton
- 1966: Bob Seagren
- 1967: Bob Seagren
- 1968: Dennis Phillips
- 1969: Peter Chen
- 1970: Bob Seagren
- 1971: Dick Railsback
- 1972: Kjell Isaksson (SWE), Steve Smith (3rd)
- 1973: Steve Smith
- 1974: Vic Dias
- 1975: Roland Carter
- 1976: Roland Carter
- 1977: Larry Jessee
- 1978: Larry Jessee
- 1979: Dan Ripley
- 1980: Earl Bell
- 1981: Thierry Vigneron (FRA), Dan Ripley (3rd)
- 1982: Billy Olson
- 1983: Billy Olson
- 1984: Sergey Bubka (URS), Earl Bell (3rd)
- 1985: Doug Lytle
- 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS), Brad Pursley (5th)
- 1987: Earl Bell
- 1988: Radion Gataullin (URS), Dave Kenworthy (2nd)
- 1989: Radion Gataullin (URS), Billy Olson (2nd)
- 1990: István Bagyula (HUN), Tim Bright (2nd)
- 1991: Kory Tarpenning
- 1992: Dean Starkey
- 1993: Greg West
- 1994: Kory Tarpenning
- 1995: Nick Hysong
- 1996: Pat Manson
- 1997: Lawrence Johnson
- 1998: Scott Hennig
- 1999: Jeff Hartwig
- 2000: Lawrence Johnson
- 2001: Lawrence Johnson
- 2002: Timothy Mack
- 2003: Derek Miles
- 2004: Toby Stevenson
- 2005: Brad Walker
- 2006: Brad Walker
- 2007: Jeff Hartwig
- 2008: Brad Walker
- 2009: Jeremy Scott
- 2010: Timothy Mack
- 2011: Mark Hollis
- 2012: Brad Walker
- 2013: Jordan Scott
- 2014: Mark Hollis
- 2015: Sam Kendricks
- 2016: Sam Kendricks
- 2017: Sam Kendricks
- 2018: Scott Houston
- 2019: Andrew Irwin
- 2020: Matt Ludwig
- 2022: Chris Nilsen
- 2023: Sam Kendricks
- 2024: Chris Nilsen
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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 | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–onwards USA Track & Field | |
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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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Qualification | - 1936 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 | |
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Non-competing relay pool members | |
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Coaches | |
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