Bob Richards
American athlete
Died when: 97 years 6 days (1164 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Robert Eugene Richards (born February 20, 1926) was an American retired 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 only male two-time champion in the event in Olympic history.
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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