Theodore William Bruce (28 July 1923 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the silver medal in his specialty.[1]
Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. Willie Steele of the U.S. won the gold medal at 25' 8"; Theo Bruce came in second, taking the silver medal at 24' 9.5". Herb Douglas captured the bronze with a jump of 24' 9", and Lorenzo Wright of the United States ended up fourth at 24' 5.25". Bruce also competed as a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which did not qualify for the final.
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2019. Theodore William Bruce
bill, bruce, athlete, theodore, william, bruce, july, 1923, august, 2002, australian, athlete, mainly, competed, long, jump, represented, australia, 1948, summer, olympics, london, where, silver, medal, specialty, bill, brucepersonal, informationfull, nametheo. Theodore William Bruce 28 July 1923 1 August 2002 was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men s long jump He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he won the silver medal in his specialty 1 Bill BrucePersonal informationFull nameTheodore William BruceBorn28 July 1923 1923 07 28 Adelaide South AustraliaDied1 August 2002 2002 09 aged 79 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games1948 London Long jumpCompetition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games Willie Steele of the U S won the gold medal at 25 8 Theo Bruce came in second taking the silver medal at 24 9 5 Herb Douglas captured the bronze with a jump of 24 9 and Lorenzo Wright of the United States ended up fourth at 24 5 25 Bruce also competed as a member of the Australian 4 100 m relay team which did not qualify for the final References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Bill Bruce Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2 December 2016 Retrieved 18 March 2019 Theodore William BruceExternal links EditTheodore Bruce at the Australian Olympic Committee archive archive 2 Theodore Bill Bruce at Australian Athletics Results at the Wayback Machine archived 27 October 2007 Bill Bruce Theodore William Bruce at Olympedia This article about an Australian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to Australian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Bruce athlete amp oldid 1140589936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
