Ed Gordon (long jumper)
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| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing the United States | ||
| 1932 Los Angeles | Long jump | |
Edward Lansing Gordon Jr. (July 1, 1908 – September 5, 1971) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump.
He was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and died in Detroit, Michigan.
Gordon was a student-athlete and graduated from the University of Iowa. At Iowa, Gordon was also an accomplished high jumper, finishing runner-up in that event at the 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships.[1]
At the 1928 Summer Olympics, he finished seventh in the long jump competition.
He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the gold medal in the long jump.
His son Edward Lansing Gordon III is the current host of Our World with Black Enterprise and has worked for BET, CBS News, NBC News, and NPR.
References
- ^ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Gordon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11.
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US National Championship winners in men's long jump | |
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| 1876–1878 New York Athletic Club |
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| 1879–1888 NAAAA |
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| 1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
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| 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress |
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| 1993–onwards USA Track & Field |
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