John Thomas (athlete)
John Curtis Thomas (March 3, 1941 – January 15, 2013) was an American track and field athlete who set several world records in the high jump using the straddle technique. As a youth, he earned the Eagle Scout award. At the age of 17, while a freshman at Boston University, Thomas became the first man to clear 7 feet (2.13 m) indoors. He subsequently pushed the world indoor record to 7'1½" (2.17 m), and broke the world outdoor record three times, with a career best jump of 7'3¾" (2.22 m) in 1960 while just 20 years old. Thomas is an inductee of the USATF Hall of Fame.
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John Thomas (athlete)
John Curtis Thomas (March 3, 1941 – January 15, 2013) was an American track and field athlete who set several world records in the high jump using the straddle technique. As a youth, he earned the Eagle Scout award. At the age of 17, while a freshman at Boston University, Thomas became the first man to clear 7 feet (2.13 m) indoors. He subsequently pushed the world indoor record to 7'1½" (2.17 m), and broke the world outdoor record three times, with a career best jump of 7'3¾" (2.22 m) in 1960 while just 20 years old. Thomas is an inductee of the USATF Hall of Fame.
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John Curtis Thomas (Boston, 3 ...... hij 191 maal 2,13 m of hoger.
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John Curtis Thomas (Boston, 3 ...... un bronzo, ai Giochi olimpici.
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John Curtis Thomas (March 3, 1 ...... tee of the USATF Hall of Fame.
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John Curtis Thomas (né le 3 ma ...... cipline durant la saison 1960.
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John Curtis Thomas (ur. 3 marc ...... rzem USA (NCAA) w 1960 i 1961.
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John Curtis Thomas, född 3 mar ...... och vann silver 1964 i Tokyo.
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John Thomas (Boston, Massachus ...... jor marca fue de 2.22 metros.
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Джон Кёртис Томас (англ. John ...... в Риме (1960) и Токио (1964).
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جون توماس (بالإنجليزية: John T ...... ي بروكتون في الولايات المتحدة.
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ジョン・トーマス (John Thomas、1941年3月3 ...... オリンピックに出場し、2大会連続メダルを獲得した選手である。
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1941-03-03
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Boston, Massachusetts, US
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John Thomas with brother at the 1960 Olympics
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John Curtis Thomas (Boston, 3 ...... hij 191 maal 2,13 m of hoger.
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John Curtis Thomas (Boston, 3 ...... un bronzo, ai Giochi olimpici.
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John Curtis Thomas (March 3, 1 ...... tee of the USATF Hall of Fame.
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John Curtis Thomas (né le 3 ma ...... cipline durant la saison 1960.
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John Curtis Thomas (ur. 3 marc ...... rzem USA (NCAA) w 1960 i 1961.
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John Curtis Thomas, född 3 mar ...... och vann silver 1964 i Tokyo.
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John Thomas (Boston, Massachus ...... jor marca fue de 2.22 metros.
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Джон Кёртис Томас (англ. John ...... в Риме (1960) и Токио (1964).
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جون توماس (بالإنجليزية: John T ...... ي بروكتون في الولايات المتحدة.
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ジョン・トーマス (John Thomas、1941年3月3 ...... オリンピックに出場し、2大会連続メダルを獲得した選手である。
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John Thomas
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Томас, Джон Кёртис
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جون توماس (منافس ألعاب قوى)
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