Harry Porter
Olympic athlete
1882 – 1965
Who was Harry Porter?
Harry Franklin Porter was a high jumper from the United States of America. He was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and won gold in the High Jump in the 1908 Summer Olympics at a mark of 6'3". He graduated from Cornell University.
According to his 1910 trading card; "it was not until after his graduation that he became imbued with the athletic spirit. In 1907 and 1908, Porter won the National Amateur Athletic Union championship indoor running high jump title, making a new record, 6ft 1½ inches, and in the latter year he won the outdoor National and Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union championship."
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1882
Bridgeport - Also known as
- Harry Franklin Porter
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Cornell University
- Died
- Jun 27, 1965
Hartford
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on July 23, 2013
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