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American discus thrower (1907?1948)
John Anderson
John Anderson at the 1932 Olympics
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Born
| July 4, 1907
Cincinnati, Ohio
, United States
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Died
| July 11, 1948 (aged 41)
Naknek
, Alaska, United States
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Height
| 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
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Weight
| 97 kg (214 lb)
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Sport
| Athletics
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Event(s)
| Discus throw
,
shot put
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Club
| NYAC, New York
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Personal
best(s)
| DT ? 50.62 m (1936)
SP ? 15.01 m (1933)
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John Franklin Anderson
(July 4, 1907 ? July 11, 1948) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He won the gold medal in this event at the
1932 Summer Olympics
held in
Los Angeles
.
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Anderson graduated from
Cornell University
in 1929, where he was a member of the
Quill and Dagger
society.
Prior to graduation from Cornell, he placed fifth at the 1928 Olympics in the discus throw. He later improved to beat the world record holder, Paul Jessup, at the
1932 Final Trials
. He then took the gold medal in Los Angeles with a new Olympic record. He won the AAU title in 1933 and in June 1936 he had the best throw of his career in winning the Eastern Olympic Trials, 165-9 (50.62 m), but he failed to make a third consecutive Olympic team. Anderson was also an above-average performer with the shot (49 feet) and won the 1929 IC4A indoor shot put title. While at Cornell, Anderson played tackle on the football team for three years, was on the track team for three years, captaining it as a senior, and was president of the student council in his last year. Anderson was thought by Hollywood to have "dazzling masculine beauty" and after the 1932 Olympics he stayed on in California to star in the film
Search for Beauty
(the role went to
Buster Crabbe
). Later, experience gained in the
Pacific
during
World War II
as a
lieutenant commander
in the
naval reserve
led to his obtaining a post as chief navigator of a salmon fishing fleet. While on an expedition some 700 miles north of
Anchorage
, he suffered a brain hemorrhage and died immediately, aged only 41.
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References
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1897?1979
Amateur Athletic Union
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1980?1992
The Athletics Congress
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1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
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Notes
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- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the
Olympic Trials
,
otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT
: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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