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Ray Ewry
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American track and field athlete (1873–1937)
Key facts
- Full name
- Raymond Clarence Ewry
- Born
- ( 1873-10-14 ) October 14, 1873, Lafayette, Indiana , U.S.
- Died
- September 29, 1937 (1937-09-29) (aged 63), Long Island, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Purdue University
- Height
- 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
- Weight
- 174 lb (79 kg)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- standing high, long, and triple jump
- Club
- Purdue Boilermakers, West Lafayette, Indiana;, NYAC, New York
- Personal best s
- sHJ – 1.675 m (1900), sLJ – 3.47 m (1904), sTJ – 10.86 m (1901)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lafayette
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Educated at
- Purdue University
- Participant in
- 1908 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 79
- Image
- Ray Ewry 1908.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Commons category
- Ray Ewry
- date of birth
- 1873-10-14
- date of death
- 1937-09-29
- sports discipline competed in
- standing triple jump
- medical condition
- poliomyelitis
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time.
Personal life and early career
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