EntityQ582025· pop 8· linked from 160 articlesBud HeldSign in to saveAmerican athlete, Javelin Thrower, Pole Vaulter, Sports Equipment InventorPersonBorn1927-10-25via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn25 October 1927via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameFranklinGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthLos AngelesOccupationinventorEducated atStanford UniversityLanguages spokenEnglish languageParticipant in1952 Summer OlympicsSportathleticsCountry for sportShow 1 more factP2416pole vaultvia Wikidata · CC0ConnectionsUnited States at the Pan American GamesEntityUnited StatesCountryCategories1927 births20th-century American inventors20th-century American sportsmenAmerican masters athletesAmerican men javelin throwersAmerican men pole vaultersAthletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1955 Pan American GamesGrossmont High School alumniLiving peopleMedalists at the 1955 Pan American Games