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]
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^USC OLYMPIANS: 1904–2004 2018-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.
earle, meadows, earle, elmer, meadows, june, 1913, november, 1992, american, pole, vaulter, gold, medal, 1936, olympics, winning, vault, featured, leni, riefenstahl, film, olympia, 1936, olympicspersonal, informationbornjune, 1913corinth, mississippi, diednove. 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 Earle MeadowsEarle Meadows at the 1936 OlympicsPersonal informationBornJune 29 1913Corinth Mississippi U S DiedNovember 11 1992 aged 79 Fort Worth Texas U S Alma materUniversity of Southern California 1 Height6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight159 lb 72 kg SportSportPole vaultClubUSC Trojans Los AngelesMedal record Representing the United StatesOlympic Games1936 Berlin Pole vaultMeadows 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 edit 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 edit nbsp Media related to Earle Meadows at Wikimedia Commons Earle Meadows at the USATF Hall of Fame RecordsPreceded by nbsp Bill Sefton Men s Pole Vault World Record HolderMay 29 1937 April 13 1940 Succeeded by nbsp Cornelius Warmerdam nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earle Meadows amp oldid 1174475932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
