Leo Joseph Sexton (August 27, 1909 – September 6, 1968) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Sexton was the world record holder for nearly a month in 1932. Despite his large frame (1.93 m, 108 kg), he cleared 1.96 m in the high jump in 1929. After retiring from sports he worked in insurance, becoming vice-president of a company in Perry, Oklahoma.[1][2]
sexton, joseph, sexton, august, 1909, september, 1968, american, shot, putter, gold, medal, 1932, summer, olympics, sexton, world, record, holder, nearly, month, 1932, despite, large, frame, cleared, high, jump, 1929, after, retiring, from, sports, worked, ins. Leo Joseph Sexton August 27 1909 September 6 1968 was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sexton was the world record holder for nearly a month in 1932 Despite his large frame 1 93 m 108 kg he cleared 1 96 m in the high jump in 1929 After retiring from sports he worked in insurance becoming vice president of a company in Perry Oklahoma 1 2 Leo SextonLeo Sexton at the 1932 OlympicsPersonal informationBornAugust 27 1909Danvers Massachusetts United StatesDiedSeptember 6 1968 aged 59 Perry Oklahoma United StatesAlma materGeorgetown UniversityHeight1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Weight108 kg 238 lb SportSportAthleticsEventShot putClubNYAC New YorkAchievements and titlesPersonal best16 16 m 1932 1 2 Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Shot putReferences edit a b Leo Sexton sports reference com a b Leo Sexton trackfield brinkster netExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leo Sexton Leo Sexton at databaseOlympics com Records Preceded byEmil Hirschfeld Shot put world record holderAugust 27 1932 September 24 1932 Succeeded byFrantisek Douda 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 Leo Sexton amp oldid 1163691764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
