Edward Emil Knourek (February 12, 1893 – May 10, 1977) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, 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 ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. In 1920 he finished fourth in the pole vault competition.

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List of American track and field athletes
1893 births 1977 deaths American male pole vaulters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century American people {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub