Marcus Wright
Olympic athlete
1890 – 1975
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Who was Marcus Wright?
Mark Wright was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.
He was born in Chicago and died in Reading, Massachusetts.
Wright competed for a United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the pole vault where he won the silver medal with a clearance of 3.85 m behind the 3.95 m of winner Harry Babcock.
Wright graduated from Dartmouth College in 1913.
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- Born
- Apr 21, 1890
United States of America - Also known as
- Marc Wright
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- Died
- Aug 5, 1975
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on July 23, 2013
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