On July 4, 1936, Varoff vaulted 14 ft 6+1⁄2 in (4.43 m) at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)'s national championship meet, setting a new world record. However, the Olympic Trials were held separately the following week; at the Trials, Varoff only placed fourth and failed to qualify for the United States team for the 1936 Olympics.[4] Varoff won the AAU championship again in 1939; he set his personal best, 14 ft 7+5⁄8 in (4.46 m), at the 1937 AAU meet, but lost on countback as three other men also cleared the same height.[5][6] With the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Olympics due to World War II, he never competed in the Olympics.
World War IIedit
Varoff joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and achieved the rank of captain. His B-29 was shot down over China and reported as missing in action on December 7, 1944. He returned safely to his base six weeks later.[7] He later reported that he and his crew had been on a bombing mission.[8]
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^"Capt. George Varoff safe". The New York Times. January 17, 1945. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
^"Card Farm Pitcher Cited". The New York Times. April 6, 1945. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
^. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
January 01, 1970
george, varoff, george, dimitri, varoff, march, 1914, january, 2002, american, pole, vaulter, george, dimitri, varoffpersonal, informationnationalityamericanborn, 1914, march, 1914hawaii, diedjanuary, 2002, 2002, aged, antonio, texas, sportsportathleticseventp. George Dimitri Varoff March 25 1914 January 10 2002 was an American pole vaulter George Dimitri VaroffPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1914 03 25 March 25 1914Hawaii U S DiedJanuary 10 2002 2002 01 10 aged 87 San Antonio Texas U S SportSportAthleticsEventPole vault Contents 1 Early life 2 World record 3 World War II 4 Legacy 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life editVaroff was born in Hawaii to Ukrainian immigrants and grew up in San Francisco where he competed for Balboa High School 1 2 After high school he attended the University of Oregon to train under track coach Bill Hayward 3 World record editOn July 4 1936 Varoff vaulted 14 ft 6 1 2 in 4 43 m at the Amateur Athletic Union AAU s national championship meet setting a new world record However the Olympic Trials were held separately the following week at the Trials Varoff only placed fourth and failed to qualify for the United States team for the 1936 Olympics 4 Varoff won the AAU championship again in 1939 he set his personal best 14 ft 7 5 8 in 4 46 m at the 1937 AAU meet but lost on countback as three other men also cleared the same height 5 6 With the cancellation of the 1940 and 1944 Olympics due to World War II he never competed in the Olympics World War II editVaroff joined the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and achieved the rank of captain His B 29 was shot down over China and reported as missing in action on December 7 1944 He returned safely to his base six weeks later 7 He later reported that he and his crew had been on a bombing mission 8 Legacy editFollowing the war Varoff returned to San Francisco He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 9 He died in San Antonio Texas on January 10 2002 3 See also editList of solved missing person cases clarification needed References edit Records at Princeton Time July 13 1936 Archived from the original on December 15 2008 Retrieved October 10 2007 San Francisco AAA Finals 1915 thru 2002 Dystatcal com Archived from the original on October 13 2007 Retrieved October 10 2007 a b Ex pole vaulter Varoff dead at 87 CNNSI com Retrieved October 10 2007 permanent dead link Hymans Richard 2008 The History of the United States Olympic Trials Track amp Field PDF USA Track amp Field Archived from the original PDF on June 20 2012 Retrieved October 20 2015 George Varoff Track and Field Statistics Retrieved November 8 2015 Mallon Bill Buchanan Ian A History Of The Results Of The National Track amp Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2015 Track amp Field News Archived from the original on December 22 2015 Retrieved November 8 2015 Capt George Varoff safe The New York Times January 17 1945 Retrieved October 10 2007 Card Farm Pitcher Cited The New York Times April 6 1945 Retrieved October 10 2007 Inductees Track and Field Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Archived from the original on September 26 2007 Retrieved October 10 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Varoff amp oldid 1091929125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
