Bob Chambers (athlete)
Robert David "Bob" Chambers (November 16, 1926, in
800 meters. Representing the US, Chambers finished sixth at the 1948 Olympics
.
While running for
1948 Olympic Trials. In the Olympic final, his two American teammates again finished ahead of him, led by gold medalist Mal Whitfield,[3][4]
who had also beaten him at the NCAA and Olympic Trials.
After the Olympics Chambers, returned to USC leading the team to back to back NCAA Championships in
1950
, as team captain his senior year.
He went on to be the track coach at Los Angeles Pierce College. While at Pierce, Chambers invented a lane seeding formula for the Southern California Championships. It was adopted into the rules in 1970. The NCAA adopted the scheme a year later and by 1972 it became the standard by which the Olympics and other global competitions use for lane seeding.[5]
In 1954 he joined the Los Angeles County Lifeguards and remained a lifeguard for 34 years until 1988.[6][7]
He is a member of the Los Gatos High School Hall of Fame.[8]
References
- ^ "Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada on June 11, 1944 · Page 13". Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ISBN 9781483683676.
- ^ "Bob Chambers Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 800 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Bob Chambers '48 Olympian RIP". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Bob Chambers, 83". 5 December 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Maguire, William (5 December 2010). "County Recurrent: L.A. City & LACo OL, Bob Chambers, R.I.P." Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Eleven more Los Gatos athletes join John Baggerly's Hall of Fame list". 3 February 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
