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Bob Richards

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Also known as Robert Richards, Robert Eugene Richards

American athletics competitor, pole vaulter (1926–2023)

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Bob Richards, born Robert Eugene Richards on February 20, 1926, in Champaign, was an American pole vaulter and politician. He competed in the 1948, 1952, and 1956 Summer Olympics representing the United States. Educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, he was also known by the nickname "The Vaulting Vicar."

Richards was an author with seven listed works, including *I Want to Be a Lion Tamer*, *Triangle of Treason*, and *Yellowstone Country*. He died on February 26, 2023, in Waco. While some sources list him as a cricketer, his primary athletic discipline was pole vaulting, and he spoke English.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
7

Top works

  • I Want to Be a Lion Tamer a Guide to Living Your Passion
  • Its in the Fine Print from the files of Consumer Watch 1999 first edition paperbk
  • Triangle of Treason : An Enthralling Spy Thriller Set in WW2 Bermuda
  • Triangle of Treason
  • Yellowstone Country

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
11
Total plays
28

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bob+Richards">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools

    · 2009 · cited 59,281x

  2. Standards and guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology

    · 2015 · cited 29,161x

  3. Commentary: The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation

    · 2013 · cited 12,263x

  4. The Sequence of the Human Genome

    · 2001 · cited 10,207x

  5. IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP

    · 2013 · cited 9,541x

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Key facts

Born
Robert Eugene Richards , ( 1926-02-20 ) February 20, 1926, Champaign, Illinois , U.S.
Died
February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) (aged 97)
Party
Populist (1984–1996), American Freedom (2010–2023)
Alma mater
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Pole vault, decathlon
Club
LAAC , Los Angeles
Personal best s
HJ – 1.91 m (1954), PV – 4.72 m (1957), LJ – 7.09 m (1954)

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Cricket
Team
_Retired Cricket
Position
Cricketer
Nationality
United Kingdom

via TheSportsDB

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Encyclopedic overview

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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