Sabin Carr
Sabin Carr | ||
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1928 Amsterdam | Pole vault |
Sabin William Carr (September 4, 1904, in Dubuque, Iowa – September 12, 1983, in Santa Barbara, California) was an American athlete who competed in the men's pole vault. He competed in Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and won gold.[1]
In 1927, Sabin Carr set new indoor and outdoor world records. In early February, he took the indoor record up to 13-7⅛ (4.14), which he improved one week later to 13-9¼ (4.19). In May, at the IC4A outdoor, he became the first man to clear 14 feet (4.27), then in 1928, at the AAU indoor, he vaulted 14-1 (4.29) to become the first to clear 14 feet indoors. In 1928, Carr lost his world outdoor record to the 1924 Olympic champion, Lee Barnes, but at the Olympics, Carr got his revenge – he took the gold medal, with Barnes finishing fifth. Carr, a Yale graduate, had a fine record in major championships, winning the AAU indoor twice, the IC4A outdoor three times, and the IC4A indoor twice; however he never placed better than third at the AAU outdoor meet. Carr eventually went into the lumber business in Oakland, California, and became president of the Sterling Lumber Co.
References
- ^ Committee, United States Olympic (1928). United States Olympic Book. United States Olympic Committee. pp. 86, 153.
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- 1896: William Hoyt (USA)
- 1900: Irving Baxter (USA)
- 1904: Charles Dvorak (USA)
- 1908: Edward Cook (USA)
1908: Alfred Gilbert (USA) - 1912: Harry Babcock (USA)
- 1920: Frank Foss (USA)
- 1924: Lee Barnes (USA)
- 1928: Sabin Carr (USA)
- 1932: Bill Miller (USA)
- 1936: Earle Meadows (USA)
- 1948: Guinn Smith (USA)
- 1952: Bob Richards (USA)
- 1956: Bob Richards (USA)
- 1960: Don Bragg (USA)
- 1964: Fred Hansen (USA)
- 1968: Bob Seagren (USA)
- 1972: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1976: Tadeusz Ślusarski (POL)
- 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
- 1984: Pierre Quinon (FRA)
- 1988: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1992: Maksim Tarasov (EUN)
- 1996: Jean Galfione (FRA)
- 2000: Nick Hysong (USA)
- 2004: Timothy Mack (USA)
- 2008: Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016: Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA)
- 2020: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2024: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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Preceded by | Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder May 27, 1927 – April 28, 1928 | Succeeded by |
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