Russ Hodge

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Russ Hodge
Russ Hodge 1966.jpg
Hodge in 1966
Personal information
Born (1939-09-12) September 12, 1939 (age 82)
Roscoe, New York, U.S.
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon
ClubSanta Clara Valley Youth Village
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100y – 9.6 (1966)
100 m – 10.2 (1970)
400 m – 47.9 (1970)
LJ – 7.69 m (1966)
SP – 18.56 m
DT – 53.13 m (1969)
JT – 64.49 m (1966)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali Decathlon

Russell Arden Hodge (born September 12, 1939)[1][3] is an American track and field athlete, world record holder in decathlon (1966–1967), Olympic competitor from 1964, and silver medalist from the Pan American Games (1971).

Track and field career[]

Hodge competed at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo, where he finished 4th in decathlon.[1] He competed in decathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he placed ninth.[1][4][5] In July 1966 he set a world record in decathlon at a competition in Los Angeles, with 8,230 points, a record which lasted until May 1967.[1][4] Hodge received a silver medal in decathlon at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia with a score of 7314, behind winner Rick Wanamaker.[6]

He finished fourth in the AAU National Championship in decathlon in 1963 and in 1964, and second in 1965 and 1966.[7] In 1970 he finished second again, as he did in 1971, after a close race with Rick Wanamaker.[7][8]

Hodge did not compete at the Olympics after 1964. He became injured before the U.S. trials both in 1968 and 1972, and again in 1976.[4][9]

Family[]

Hodge is son of Alice Arden, who placed ninth in high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[10][11] His father Russel "Rusty" Hodge was a semi-professional basketball player, playing center for the Liberty Emeralds.

Awards[]

In August 2003, both Hodge and his mother were honoured with the Sullivan County Historical Society "History Maker" award.[12] They are the only mother-son Olympians in the United States' Olympic history.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Russ Hodge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  2. ^ Russ Hodge. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Russ Hodge at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  4. ^ a b c McMillan, Ken (August 13, 2006). "He never wasted his ability". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  5. ^ Conway, John (March 28, 2003). "Catskills Olympian earned place in history". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Pan-American Games, Athletics Weekly 2007. Accessed August 30, 2008.
  7. ^ a b History of US Nationals Results: Decathlon Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Track and Field News Archive, 2005. Accessed August 30, 2008.
  8. ^ Ho, Ho, Ho Went The Jolly White Giant, Sports Illustrated, June 21, 1971. Accessed 2008-08-30.
  9. ^ Zarnowski, Frank (August 1996). Olympic Glory Denied: And a Final Opportunity for Glory Restored. Griffin Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-882180-70-4.
  10. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alice Arden". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  11. ^ Mcmillan, Ken (August 24, 2008). "McMillan: Olympians – a title reserved for few". Sports. Times Herald-Record. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
  12. ^ a b Hust, Dan (August 15, 2003). "Historical Society Honors Residents". Sullivan County Democrat. Retrieved August 30, 2008.

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Records
Preceded by Men's Decathlon World Record Holder
July 24, 1966 – May 14, 1967 		Succeeded by
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