Tom Poor
Tom Woodson Poor (December 15, 1903 – December 20, 1965) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Bismarck, Missouri, and died in Grove, Oklahoma.
He won the 1923 NCAA Championship in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch, while competing for University of Kansas. In 1924 he finished fourth in the high jump competition.[2]
Poor later became the mayor of Olathe, Kansas.[3] He died in 1965 due to a heart attack.[4][5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Poor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Tom Poor". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "'Tom Poor Wrote His Own Epitaph'". The Olathe News. 19 Jan 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Poor Was Rich In Friends". The Daily Oklahoman. 23 Dec 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "T. Poor Dies Of 'Heart Attack'". Okmulgee Daily Times. 21 Dec 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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