B. 1899-04-13, Butler, Ill, USA; D. 1975-04-05, Los Angeles
Track and Field (2 gold)
1924 | 1928 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|
High Jump | gold | fifth | 11100 |
Decathlon | gold | 6400 | |
17500 |
He used the Western Roll technique of high jumping, but tried to push the
bar in the holders while crossing it. As a consequence, the IAAF changed
the rules and the bar is now placed between, rather than in front of the
posts.
Osborn would later become a famous doctor, specializing in bone diseases.
A persistent rumour has it he was involved in one of the first Olympic romances,
with high jump gold medallist, Ethel Catherwood of Canada, but it is not
true they married. Harold married Margaret Bordner in September of 1928 and
remained with her till his death in 1975. The story about Ethel Catherwood
was a painful one for Margaret throughout her life (she passed away at the
age of 97 on 7 July 2003), and we ought to put the record straight.
1976 | HP | |
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Two Person Multihull (Tornado) | gold | 8000 |
8000 |
1952 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Women's Singles | 11th | 96 |
96 |
1956 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Team | 9th | 80 |
80 |
Olympic Competitor nr 4832
1972 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Canadian Singles | 20th | 1.5 |
1.5 |
B. 1884-05-05, USA; D. 1966-12-28
Shooting (5 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
1912 | 1920 | 1924 | bonus | HP | |
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Free Rifle, 3 positions | 17th 4 |
fourth 1600 |
6604 | ||
Free Rifle, prone | silver 5000 |
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Free Rifle, team | gold 1600 |
1600 | |||
Military Rifle, 3 positions | silver 4000 |
1400 | 7000 | ||
Military Rifle, 300m, standing | gold 1600 |
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Military Rifle, Free position | silver 4000 |
4000 | |||
Military Rifle, team | gold 1600 |
1325 | 3975 | ||
Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team | silver 250 |
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Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team | gold 400 |
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Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team | gold 400 |
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Small-Bore Rifle | 13th 25.6 |
25.6 | |||
Small-Bore Rifle, team | bronze 640 |
640 | |||
Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target | 34th 0.0016 |
0.0016 | |||
Running Deer, single shot, team | bronze 640 |
640 | |||
Running Deer, double shot, team | fourth 400 |
400 | |||
10269.6016 | 6890 | 5000 | 2725 | 24884.6016 |
Olympic Competitor nr 5114
1932 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Women's Discus Throw | silver | 6000 |
6000 |
Written 2002-10-29 - last modified 2022-11-26
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