Sport Athletics Name Frank Foss Education Cornell University Personal best(s) 4.09 m (1920) Weight 66 kg | Club Chicago AA Height 1.72 m Event(s) Pole vault Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born May 9, 1895 Chicago, Illinois, United States Died April 5, 1989, Hinsdale, Illinois, United States Olympic medals Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault | ||
Frank Kent Foss (May 9, 1895 – April 5, 1989) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record.
Foss graduated from Cornell University in 1917, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was the IC4A Champion in 1916 after tying for the first the year before. He was the AAU champion in 1919 and 1920.
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