Marc Wright
 Wright at the 1912 Summer Olympics | ||
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1912 Stockholm | Pole vault |
Marcus Snowell Wright (April 21, 1890 – August 5, 1975) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Chicago and died in Reading, Massachusetts.[1]
Wright competed for a United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the pole vault where he won the silver medal with a clearance of 3.85 m behind the 3.95 m of winner Harry Babcock.
Wright graduated from Dartmouth College in 1913.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marc Wright". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Men's Track & Field Olympians". Big Green Sports. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
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