Martin Broomall Biles (March 30, 1919 – August 25, 2017)Martin Biles' obituary
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. He was born in San Diego, California. Competing for

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, Biles won the 1940 and 1941 NCAA Championships in the javelin, becoming the third two-time winner in the event. In 1942, his younger brother, Bob, won the NCAA title while also competing for Cal.

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1919 births 2017 deaths Track and field athletes from San Diego Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics California Golden Bears men's track and field athletes American male javelin throwers {{US-javelinthrow-athletics-bio-stub