Irving Baxter

Irving Baxter in 1900

Irving Knott " Irv " Baxter ( born March 25, 1876 in Utica, New York, † June 13, 1957 ) was an American athlete who at the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 in five different disciplines jump a total of two first and three second been. His strength was the only to 1912 Olympic disciplines high jump, long jump and triple jump from a standing

The launching of the University of Pennsylvania Baxter is the only two-time Olympic medalist in the high jump and pole vault in history. He was for five years at the forefront of the list of the world's best high jumper: 1900 1 point (1.91 m), 1897 2nd place (1.88 m), 1898 and 1899 in 3rd place (1, 90 m or 1.89 m) and 1901 in 4th place (1.85 m).

Achievements

National

• High Jump: AAU champion in 1897 (1.88 m), 1898 (1.83 m), 1899 (1.85 m), 1900 (1.85 m) and 1902 (1.71 m ) and IC4A champion in 1899 ( 1.88 m)
• Pole Vault: AAU champion in 1899 ( 3.27 m)

International

• Canadian Championships: Winner in the pole vault in 1899 ( 10'8 "= 3.25 m )
• AAA championships in the UK: high jump champion in 1900 (1.88 m) and 1901 (1.80 m ) and in the pole vault in 1901 (3.00 m)
• Olympic Games in Paris in 1900 Gold in the high jump (1.90 m) in front of the Irish Patrick Leahy (1.78 m) and the Hungarian Lajos Gonczy (1.75 m)
• Gold in the pole vault (3.30 meters ) ahead of his compatriot Meredith Colket (3.25 m ) and the Norwegian Carl Albert Andersen (3.20 m)
• Silver in the state high jump ( 1,525 m) behind Ray Ewry ( 1,655 m ) and before Lewis Sheldon ( 1.50 m ), both U.S.
• Silver in the standing long jump ( 3,135 m) behind Ray Ewry ( 3,302 m) and ahead of Frenchman Emile Torcheboeuf ( 3,035 m)
• Silver in the state triple jump (9.95 m) behind Ray Ewry ( 10.58 m) and ahead of Robert Garrett (9.50 m ), both U.S.