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Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor.Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games.
The 1948 Summer Olympics (also known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held from July 29 through August 14, ... Bob Mathias ...
The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 and August 6. The 17-year-old Bob Mathias of the United States won with a points total of 7139. [ 1 ]
In the decathlon, Bob Mathias of the United States became the youngest male ever to win an Olympic track and field gold medal at the age of seventeen. The most individual medals were won by Veikko Huhtanen of Finland, who took three golds, a silver and a bronze in men's gymnastics.
Bob Mathias: Athletics: Men's decathlon: August 6 Gold: Vicki Draves: Diving: Women's 10 metre platform: August 6 Gold: Allen Stack: Swimming: Men's 100 metre backstroke: August 6 Gold: Marie Corridon Ann Curtis Brenda Helser Thelma Kalama: Swimming: Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: August 6 Gold: Harrison Dillard Barney Ewell Mel Patton ...
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. Three events made their Olympic debut at these Games: women's 200 metres, women's long jump and women's shot put. There were a total number of 745 participating athletes from 53 countries.
A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics featuring a similar design on the obverse to that of the 1948 medals [12] This is the full table of the medal count of the 1948 Summer Olympics, based on the medal count of the IOC. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a nation.
The Bob Mathias Story is a 1954 American sports drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of Bob Mathias (portraying himself), the first man to win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in London in 1948 and in Helsinki in 1952. His wife Melba appeared as herself. The film utilized ...