Bob Gutowski
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| Born | 25 April 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | August 2, 1960 (aged 25) | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Allen "Bob" Gutowski (25 April 1935 – 2 August 1960) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the
He attended Occidental College in Los Angeles where he won the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1956 (tied) and 1957. He set the World Record in the pole vault on April 27, 1957. Later in 1957 he cleared the highest height ever cleared with a "straight" pole at 15'9.75" though that mark was never ratified as a World Record because the pole passed under the bar.[1]
In 1980, Bob Gutowski was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He is also a member of the Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame.[3]
He was killed in a head-on collision by a drunk driver at
References
- ^ "On Track 2011 Field and Track Catalog Online". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "Bob Gutowski « National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum". Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
- ^ "Occidental College Track and Field Hall of Fame".
- New York Times. 3 Aug 1960.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Gutowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- National Polish-American Sports HOF profile
- Crane, Ralph (photographer) (July 1, 1957). "Views along a pole". Life. Vol. 43, no. 1. Time-Life. pp. 13–16. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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