Harold Osborn
Harold Osborn ( born April 13, 1899 in Butler, Illinois, † April 5, 1975 in Champaign, Illinois) was an American athlete who was successful in the 1920s in the decathlon and high jump. He set two world records in 1924, two -time Olympic champion.
Career
He rose in the years 1920 to 1923 of 1.83 m to 1.99 m, after he had led in 1922 with 1.98 m the annual global leaderboard. A year later (1924 ) he twice improved at an Olympic competition preparation in Urbana, Illinois the world record: 2.0258 in the first trial and 2.038 in the second attempt.
Osborn is the only Olympic decathlon champion that is capable of winning a gold medal in an individual competition. He is also the only decathlon world record holder, who held the world record at the same time in a single discipline. His decathlon world record with 7710.295 points he scored in the 1924 Olympics in Paris, where he won the same in the high jump with 1.98 m ( 2.02 m at the then issued it failed ). The following year, 1925, he scored six jumps over 2 meters, four of them as part of a European tour. His best performance was skipped 2.0559 m, but which could not be recognized as a world record because he had achieved in an exhibition match. In 1925 he was also the AAU champion in the high jump and decathlon, where he came to 7689.45 pts. In the high jump from the state he achieved remarkable 1.67 m.
Osborn was known for his " bar trick": When crossing the bar he pressed it against the bracket so that she could not fall down in a light touch. The World Association finally introduced a new rule according to which the bar had to be generally determined so that a falling forwards and backwards was possible.
Services
- National Championships High Jump / decathlon 1922 ( NCAA): 1,895 m
- 1925 ( AAU): 2.00 m / 7706.36 points
- 1926 (AAU ): 1.94 m / 7187.832 points
- Olympic games In Paris in 1924: Gold in the decathlon with 7711 points (today Rating: 6476 ) ahead of his countryman Emerson Norton with 7351 ( 6117 ) point and the Estonians Aleksander Klum mountain Kolmpere with 7323 ( 6056 ) point Gold in the high jump with 1.98m ahead of his compatriot Leroy Brown with 1.95 m and the Frenchman Pierre Lewden with 1.92 m
- 1928 in Amsterdam: Fifth in the high jump with 1.91 m (height of the winner Bob King (USA): 1.94 m)
- World Records High Jump: 2.02 meters on May 27, 1924 in Urbana
- Decathlon: 7711 (6476) points from the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924
Harold Osborn was a specialist in osteopathy. He was married to the high jump Olympic gold medalist Ethel Catherwood of Canada.