Bill Bruce (athlete)
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| Full name | Theodore William Bruce | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1923 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 2002 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||
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Theodore William Bruce (28 July 1923 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the silver medal in his specialty.[1]
Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. Willie Steele of the U.S. won the gold medal at 25' 8"; Theo Bruce came in second, taking the silver medal at 24' 9.5". Herb Douglas captured the bronze with a jump of 24' 9", and Lorenzo Wright of the United States ended up fourth at 24' 5.25". Bruce also competed as a member of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which did not qualify for the final.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Bruce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
Theodore William Bruce
External links
- Theodore Bruce at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive) (archive 2)
- Theodore 'Bill' Bruce at Australian Athletics Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 October 2007)
- Bill Bruce (Theodore William Bruce) at Olympedia
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