Richmond Landon

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Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Events High jump Name Richmond Landon Alma mater Yale University		Personal best(s) 1.98 m (1921) Weight 73 kg Club NYAC, New York Height 1.88 m

Born November 20, 1898 Salisbury, Connecticut, United States Died June 13, 1971, Lynbrook, New York, United States Gold medals Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump

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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