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Hace 5 días · American Bob Mathias became the youngest gold medalist in the decathlon, winning the event at age 17. Americans, led by diver Sammy Lee , won every men’s swimming and diving event. Victoria Draves of the United States earned a gold medal in both platform and springboard diving.
Hace 4 días · Bob Mathias, gold medallist in the decathlon in both 1948 and 1952, played himself in "The Bob Mathias Story" (1954). His wife Melba appeared as herself, as well, while Ward Bond appeared as the young athlete's coach.
Hace 5 días · The Bob Mathias Story is a 1954 drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon, starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of the first man to win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in London in 1948 and in Helsinki in 1952.
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Hace 3 días · Bob Mathias played himself in "The Bob Mathias Story" which told the story of how he became the first man to win two decathlon gold medals, in London in 1948 and Helsinki four years later. (Great Britain's Daley Thompson later became the second to accomplish the feat.)
Hace 1 día · The Olympic Games, like almost all Greek games, were an intrinsic part of a religious festival. They were held in honour of Zeus at Olympia by the city-state of Elis in the northwestern Peloponnese. The first Olympic champion listed in the records was Coroebus of Elis, a cook, who won the sprint race in 776 bce.
Hace 19 horas · Norman J. Ornstein, one of the foremost contemporary scholars of Congress, wrote the foreword. The book features the eulogy delivered at Mathias’ 2010 memorial service by a former Senate colleague named Joe Biden and excerpts from many of Mathias’ speeches. The collection was edited by Frederic B. Hill, a former Baltimore Sun reporter and ...
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