Richmond Landon
Richmond Landon in 1920
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| Born | November 20, 1898 Salisbury, Connecticut, United States |
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| Died | June 13, 1971 (aged 72) Lynbrook, New York, United States |
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| Alma mater | Yale University | |||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | |||||||||
| Club | NYAC, New York | |||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1.98 m (1921) | |||||||||
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Richmond Wilcox "Dick" Landon (November 20, 1898 – June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Landon attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and Yale University. In 1922 he married Alice Lord, an Olympic diver he met on the boat to the 1920 Olympics.
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