Tom Poor

Olympic athlete

1902 – 1965

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Who was Tom Poor?

Tom Woodson Poor was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Bismarck, Missouri and died in Grove, Oklahoma.

He won the 1923 NCAA Championship in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch, while competing for University of Kansas.

In 1924 he finished fourth in the high jump competition.

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Born
Dec 15, 1902
Died
Dec 20, 1965

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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