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Robert Richards
Born: Feb 20, 1926
United States
Pole Vault
Personal Best:   4.72  New York  Feb 09, 1957
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1945 3.96 23 Philadelphia Apr 28
1946 4.16 9 Minneapolis May 25
1947 4.30 5 Stockholm Aug 6
1948 4.42 3 Evanston Jul 10
1949 4.50 1 Oslo Jul 29
1950 4.56 1 Tampere Jul 3
1951 4.58 2 Denver May 11
1952 4.60 1 Toronto Sep 1
1953 4.58 1 Los Angeles May 15
1954 4.66 1 St.Louis Jun 19
1955 4.64 1 Modesto May 21
1956 4.70 1 Santa Ana Oct 27
1957 4.64 3 El Monte Jul 26
Indoor Results
(better than outdoor result for the same year)
1946 4.16 Chicago Mar 30
1947 4.35 Ann Arbor May 17
1950 4.56 New York Jan 28
1951 4.60 New York Jan 27
1952 4.69 Milwaukee Feb 01
1953 4.68 New York Feb 07
1955 4.70 Philadelphia Jan 21
1957 4.72 New York Feb 09
International
Year Result Place
1948 (Olympic) 4.20 3
1951 (PanAmer) 4.50 1
1952 (Olympic) 4.55 1
1955 (PanAmer) 4.50 1
1956 (Olympic) 4.56 1
National
Year Result Place
1947 (USA Champ.) 4.11 3
1948 (Olympic Trial) 4.42 3
1948 (USA Champ.) 4.42 1
1949 (USA Champ.) 4.37 1
1950 (USA Champ.) 4.47 1
1951 (USA Champ.) 4.37 1
1952 (Olympic Trial) 4.47 1
1952 (USA Champ.) 4.47 1
1954 (USA Champ.) 4.66 MR 1
1955 (USA Champ.) 4.57 1
1956 (Olympic Trial) 4.60 1
1956 (USA Champ.) 4.57 1
1957 (USA Champ.) 4.61 1
None
Triple Jump
  Personal Best:   14.02  Seinajoki  Jul 07, 1950 USA Top 10
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
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International
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National
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Decathlon
Personal Best:   7834  Santa Barbara  Jul 4, 1951
Top 25 Lists Tournaments Records
Year Result Place Venue Date
1951 7834 1 Santa Barbara Jul 4
1953 7388 2 Pasadena May 5
1954 7315 1 Pasadena Jul 31
1955 7043 4 Pasadena May 10
1956 7054 9 Crawfordsville Jul 14
International
Year Result Place
1955 (PanAmer) 6886 2
National
Year Result Place
1951 (USA Champ.) 7834 1
1953 (USA Champ.) 6425 2
1954 (USA Champ.) 6501 1
1955 (USA Champ.) 6873 1
1956 (OT & USA Champ.) 7054 3
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