Gay Bryan
Gaylord Damian "Gay" Bryan (May 1, 1927 – April 25, 2015) was a male long and triple jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s for his native country. Bryan set his personal best in the men's long jump event (7.74 metres) on April 9, 1949, at a meet in Westwood. He failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics (1948 and 1952) during his career. He won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1951 Pan American Games and was a four-time national champion in the triple jump.
Bryan competed collegiately for Stanford University and is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1st | Triple jump | |
1949 | US National Championships | Fresno, California | 1st | Long jump |
1st | Triple jump | |||
1950 | US National Championships | College Park, Maryland | 4th | Long jump |
1st | Triple jump | |||
1951 | US National Championships | Berkeley, California | 2nd | Long jump |
1st | Triple jump | |||
Pan American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Long jump | |
1952 | US National Championships | Long Beach, California | 5th | Triple jump |
References[]
- ^ "Hall of Fame: Gaylord Bryan". Stanford Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2015 deaths
- American male long jumpers
- American male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
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