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Donald George Bragg (May 15, 1935 – February 16, 2019) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] Life. Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High School. [2] Bragg was the last of the great pole vaulters to use an aluminum pole.
Feb 18, 2019 · Don Bragg, who was denied his dream of playing Tarzan in the movies but parlayed his imposing physique into a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died on Saturday at his home...
Jun 30, 2013 · Measuring over 1.95m and weighing almost 90 kilos, Donald George Bragg or simply Don Bragg -was one of the biggest pole vaulters in Olympic history. With that profile and a voice that could...
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Feb 18, 2019 · Bragg won the gold medal in Rome with a world record of 4.70m and was one of the last to use a metal pole. He also set an indoor world record of 4.81m and had a sister who was a pioneer vaulter.
May 11, 2024 · Don Bragg was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the pole vault at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. On February 13, 1959, he set a world indoor record by vaulting 15 feet 9 18 inches (4.8 metres), and on July 2, 1960, he established a world outdoor mark of 15 feet 9 12 inches.
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Feb 18, 2019 · The IAAF is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic pole vault champion Don Bragg died on Saturday (16) at the age of 83. Born and raised in New Jersey, Bragg was still a teenager when he established himself among the world’s elite.
Feb 19, 2019 · Don Bragg, the 1960 Olympic pole vault champion, has died at the age of 83, the International Association of Athletics Federations has announced.
