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Key facts
- Born
- Robert Eugene Richards , ( 1926-02-20 ) February 20, 1926, Champaign, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) (aged 97)
- Party
- Populist (1984–1996), American Freedom (2010–2023)
- Alma mater
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 75 kg (165 lb)
- Sport
- Pole vault, decathlon
- Club
- LAAC , Los Angeles
- Personal best s
- HJ – 1.91 m (1954), PV – 4.72 m (1957), LJ – 7.09 m (1954)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bob
- Family name
- Richards
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Champaign
- Place of death
- Waco
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Bob Richards 1951.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1926-02-20
- Commons category
- Bob Richards
- sports discipline competed in
- pole vault
- name in native language
- Robert Eugene Richards
- nickname
- The Vaulting Vicar
- different from
- Robert Richards
- date of death
- 2023-02-26
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- end of work period
- 1956-00-00
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