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Richmond Landon

Richmond Landon

American high jumper

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.[1][2]

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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.[1]

Richmond Landon was a guest on the television show "I've Got A Secret" as one of five former Olympic champions which aired October 13, 1954.

References

  1. [1]
    Dick Landon. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    "Richmond Landon". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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