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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.
Feb 27, 2023 · Bob Richards, the only male two-time winner of the Olympic pole vault, who in the 1950s became a hero of American Cold War competition with the Soviet Union and a breakfast-table hero to millions...
Aug 9, 2024 · Bob Richards (born February 20, 1926, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.—died February 26, 2023, Waco, Texas) was an American athlete, the first pole-vaulter to win two Olympic gold medals. Sportswriters called him “the Vaulting Vicar” because he was an ordained minister.
Mar 1, 2023 · Bob Richards, a three-time olympian and the first athlete to ever be featured on a Wheaties cereal box, has died, his son said on social media. He was 97.
Feb 27, 2023 · Bob Richards, the first person to win two Olympic pole vault gold medals, has died at age 97, according to USA Track and Field. Richards “passed in his sleep peacefully surrounded by loved ones,” according to a Sunday social media post attributed to his son Brandon.
Feb 28, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS -- Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, died Sunday. He was 97. USA Track and Field confirmed his death.
Feb 28, 2023 · Double Olympic pole vault champion Bob Richards died on Sunday aged 97, his family said on Facebook. Richards won gold in 1952 in Helsinki and four years later in Melbourne - and remains the...
Feb 28, 2023 · Bob Richards, the only male two-time winner of the Olympic pole vault, who in the 1950s became a hero of American Cold War competition with the Soviet Union and a breakfast-table hero to...
Feb 28, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also became an ordained minister, died Sunday. He was 97. USA Track and Field confirmed his death.
Feb 28, 2023 · INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Richards, a two-time Olympic pole vault gold medalist who also was an ordained minister, died Sunday. He was 97. USA Track and Field confirmed his death.
