Walter Ashbaugh
Walter Stuart "Walt" Ashbaugh (March 11, 1929, in East Liverpool, Ohio – April 3, 2003, in Toledo, Ohio) was an American track and field athlete and basketball player.
Athletic career
Running for Cornell University, he competed in the 120 yard high hurdles in which he held the school record.[1] He was also a pivotman on the basketball team, during their most successful 1950–1 season with a 20–5 record.[2]
He competed in the triple jump at the 1952 Olympics, finishing fourth. His second round jump of 15.39 m (50 ft 5+3⁄4 in) put him into the bronze medal position until Soviet Leonid Shcherbakov leaped into silver medal position, pushing Ashbaugh off the podiumm.[3] Earlier that year, he was also the National Champion in the event, breaking Gay Bryan's 4-year streak.[4]
References
- ^ "Big Red Track Squad Drills for Penn Relays; Return of Ashbaugh, Grossman Adds Strength". The Cornell Daily Sun. April 11, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Walter Ashbaugh - 2007 - General". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walt Ashbaugh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Retrieved September 26, 2023.
External links
- Walter Ashbaugh at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Walter Ashbaugh at Olympedia
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