George Mattos
George Mattos (October 6, 1929 – October 18, 2012) was an American pole vaulter.[1] He competed for his native country in two Olympics, 1952 when he finished 9th and 1956 when he finished 4th, both times behind American teammate Bob Richards.[2]
Born in
Bud Winter. He tied for second place at the NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
in both 1950 and in 1951.
Competing for the San Francisco Olympic Club at the 1952
Olympic Trials, Mattos finished third behind Richards and Don Laz (equalling Laz' height at 4.40m but losing on fewer misses). Those two would finish in that order at the Olympics, while Mattos only managed 4.20 and finished 9th.[4]
In 1953, competing for the U.S. Army, Mattos tied Laz to win the
UCLA student kept Mattos from completing an American sweep of the event.[4]
Mattos finished amongst the top 6 at the American championships for ten years in a row, 1950–1959.[2]
References
- ^ "Santa Cruz-born Olympic pole vaulter George Mattos dies at 83". santacruzsentinel.com. 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ a b "George Mattos Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. 1929-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ a b http://www.legacy.usatf.org/usatf/files/69/695a8112-b7a0-4b9d-9dbb-8b4bca22677c.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Statistics - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". USATF. Archived from the original on 2007-04-21. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
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