Clyde Coffman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 1911 Ford, Kansas,United States |
| Died | March 4, 2001(aged 89) Mesquite, Texas,United States |
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
Clyde Coffman(June 2, 1911 – March 4, 2001) was an Americanathlete.[1]He competed in themen's decathlonat the1932 Summer Olympics[2]where he finished in 7th place.[3]Coffman was also the national pentathlon champion in 1935,[4]and was inducted into the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Clyde Coffman, decathlon".KSHB.com.RetrievedMarch 7,2022.
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Clyde Coffman Olympic Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.RetrievedJanuary 25,2018.
- ^"Coffman enters Kansas Relays".The Tampa Times.April 17, 1936. p. 14.RetrievedMarch 9,2022.
- ^"Brilliant All-Around Performance Gives Coffman A.A.U. Title at Princeton; COFFMAN ANNEXES PENTATHLON TITLE".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 7,2022.
- ^"Clyde Coffman".Olympedia.RetrievedMarch 7,2022.
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