Emerson Norton

Emerson Carlysle Norton ( born November 16, 1900 in Kansas City, Kansas, † March 10, 1986 in Seminole, Florida) was an American track and field athlete, who specializes in the decathlon, but also contested competitions in the high jump. The 1.84 m wide and 79 -pound athlete competed for the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington DC

National success

Norton was particularly successful in the hall, where he won in 1925 and 1926 respectively, the University Championships ( IC4A ) in the high jump. At the national championships in the hall he was in 1928 in the high jump third parties. He participated only in 1923 at the championships in the decathlon; he came in third place. In the same year he competed at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia in the high jump, he decided with 1.91 m for itself.

International success

In 1924, Norton was sent as second in the Olympic trials, together with Harold Osborn and Harry Frieda to the games to Paris. Osborn won with 7710.775 points superior to the gold medal. Norton came to 7350.895 points and secured the silver medal just ahead of the Estonian Aleksander Klum Berg, who won bronze with 7329.360 points. His achievements: 100 m 11.6 s, long jump 6.92 meters, shot put 13.04 meters, high jump 1.92m ( personal best and 8th place in the world top list), 400 m 53.0 s, 110 m hurdles 16, 6 s, discus 33.11 m, 3.80 m pole vault, javelin 42.09 m and 1500 m 5:38,0 min.

Profession

Norton was a graduate of the Universities of Kansas and Georgetown. After finishing his sports career he worked as a lawyer for the Air Defense Command and the Department of Defense.