Clare Jacobs
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Representing the  United States
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1908 London | Pole vault |
Clare Stephen Jacobs (February 18, 1886 – February 21, 1971) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Madison, Dakota Territory.[1]
Jacobs was Jewish.[2] He competed for the United States in the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the pole vault where he won the bronze medal jointly with Canadian Edward Archibald and Swedish athlete Bruno Söderström. In 1909, he set two world records in indoor pole vault, one which was unsurpassed for three years.[2]
See also[]
- List of select Jewish track and field athletes
References[]
- ^ "Clare Jacobs". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900871.
External links[]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clare Jacobs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1971 deaths
- American male pole vaulters
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Jewish American sportspeople
- People from Madison, South Dakota
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from South Dakota
- American track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs