- Frank Foss (athlete)
Frank Kent Foss (
May 9 ,1895 –April 5 ,1989 ) was an American athlete who competed in the men'spole vault . He competed at the1920 Summer Olympics and won gold, beating Danish pole vaulterHenry Petersen . Foss set a world record in winning the event with a height of 4.09 meters, or approximately 13 feet, 5 and 1/8 inches. After clinching the victory with a height of 13 feet, 3 and 5/6 inches, he made the new record height on his third attempt.Foss graduated from
Cornell University in 1917, where he was also a member of theQuill and Dagger society.He was born in
Chicago, Illinois and died inHinsdale, Illinois .ee also
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World record progression pole vault men External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=FOSSFRA01 profile]
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