Robert King
Olympic athlete
1906 – 1965
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Who was Robert King?
Robert Wade "Bob" King was an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from Stanford University, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent obstetrician.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1906
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Robert Wade King
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jul 29, 1965
Walnut Creek
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on July 23, 2013
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