Arnold Betton

Arnold Lee "Arnie" Betton (July 28, 1929 – November 19, 2009) was an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete, known primarily for the high jump. He was an American competitor at the 1952 Olympics, where he finished in seventh position. In the qualifying round, he had been tied as the leading qualifier. While jumping for

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, he had a personal best of , set the previous year. 2.05 was better than the winning jump of the Olympics by

Walt Davis Walter Francis "Buddy" Davis (January 5, 1931 – November 17, 2020) was an American athlete. After winning a gold medal in the high jump at the 1952 Olympics he became a professional basketball player.1929 births 2009 deaths American male high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub