Bob Richards: Biography, Facts and Career
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Robert Eugene Richards (February 20, 1926 – February 26, 2023) was an American athlete, minister, and politician. He made three U.S. Olympic Teams in two events: the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics as a pole vaulter and as a decathlete in 1956. He won gold medals in pole vault in both 1952 and 1956, becoming the first male two-time champion in the event in Olympic history (a feat only equalled in 2024 by Armand Duplantis). While still an active athlete, Richards became an ordained minister. He ran for President of the United States in 1984 on the Populist Party ticket.
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- Full name: Bob Richards
- Born: 1926-02-20
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Creator
- Wikidata ID: Q558573
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Robert Eugene Richards (February 20, 1926 – February 26, 2023) was an American athlete, minister, and politician.
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Bob Richards was born on 1926-02-20.
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