Rink Babka
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Birth name | Richard Aldrich Babka | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Rink | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1936-09-23)September 23, 1936 Cheyenne, Wyoming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 15, 2022(2022-01-15) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Menlo College USC | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 63.93 metres (209 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Aldrich Babka (September 23, 1936 – January 15, 2022) was an American discus thrower. A former world record holder, Babka also won a silver medal in the discus event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]
He starred in football, basketball, and baseball in addition to track and field at Palo Alto High School before graduating in 1954. He subsequently attended nearby Menlo College and the University of Southern California (USC). Knee injuries eventually obliged him to withdraw from USC's football and basketball teams, but as a discus thrower he continued to climb toward the top of the world rankings.
Babka continued to compete as a discus thrower until 1969, when he retired to devote himself to various business pursuits.
He later resided in California. Babka was also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians, which was founded by fellow Olympic discus thrower and American Olympics teammate Al Oerter.[2] He died on January 15, 2022, at the age of 85.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Rink Babka". Olympedia. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "Art of the Olympians - Richard Aldrich "Rink" Babka". artoftheolympians.org.
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Preceded by | Men's Discus World Record Holder August 12, 1960 – August 11, 1961 | Succeeded by |
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1897–98: Charles Hennemann
- 1899–1900: Richard Sheldon
- 1901: Harry Gill (CAN) * Dick Sheridan
- 1902: Charles Hennemann
- 1903: Joseph Maddock
- 1904: Martin Sheridan
- 1905: Ralph Rose
- 1906–07: Martin Sheridan
- 1908: Marquis Horr
- 1909: Ralph Rose
- 1910: Merritt Giffin
- 1911: Martin Sheridan
- 1912–14: Emil Muller
- 1915–17: Arlie Mucks
- 1918: Emil Muller
- 1919: Arlie Mucks
- 1920–22: Gus Pope
- 1923–24: Thomas Lieb
- 1925–26: Bud Houser
- 1927: Eric Krenz
- 1928: Bud Houser
- 1929: Eric Krenz
- 1930–31: Paul Jessup
- 1932–33: John Anderson
- 1934: Robert Jones
- 1935–36: Ken Carpenter
- 1937: Phil Levy
- 1938: Pete Zagar
- 1939–40: Phil Fox
- 1941: Archie Harris
- 1942: Bob Fitch
- 1943–44: Hugh Cannon
- 1945: John Donaldson
- 1946: Bob Fitch
- 1947–50: Fortune Gordien
- 1951: Dick Doyle
- 1952: James Dillion
- 1953–54: Fortune Gordien
- 1955: Parry O'Brien
- 1956: Ron Drummond
- 1957: Al Oerter
- 1958: Rink Babka
- 1959–60: Al Oerter
- 1961: Jay Silvester
- 1962: Al Oerter
- 1963: Jay Silvester
- 1964: Al Oerter
- 1965: Ludvík Daněk (TCH) * Jay Silvester
- 1966: Al Oerter
- 1967: Gary Carlsen
- 1968: Jay Silvester
- 1969: Jon Cole
- 1970: Jay Silvester
- 1971: Tim Vollmer
- 1972: Jay Silvester
- 1973: Mac Wilkins
- 1974–75: John Powell
- 1976–79: Mac Wilkins
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Mac Wilkins
- 1981: Ben Plucknett
- 1982: Luis Delís (CUB) * Mac Wilkins
- 1983–87: John Powell
- 1988: Mac Wilkins
- 1989–90: Kamy Keshmiri
- 1991: Anthony Washington
- 1992: Kamy Keshmiri
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Anthony Washington
- 1994: Mike Gravelle
- 1995: Mike Buncic
- 1996: Anthony Washington
- 1997–98: John Godina
- 1999: Anthony Washington
- 2000–02: Adam Setliff
- 2003: Carl Brown
- 2004: Jarred Rome
- 2005–06: Ian Waltz
- 2007: Michael Robertson
- 2008: Ian Waltz
- 2009–10: Casey Malone
- 2011: Jarred Rome
- 2012–13: Lance Brooks
- 2014: Hayden Reed
- 2015: Jared Schuurmans
- 2016–7: Mason Finley
- 2018: Reggie Jagers
- 2019: Sam Mattis
- 20212020 OT: Mason Finley
- 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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