multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

[hjsteve]

now NO LOOKING ANYTHING UP :

From 1948 onwards, there have been 7 male HJ'ers that made 2 or more Olympic Teams, counting 1980. 5 made 2 teams, and 2 made 3 teams. And 6 of the 7 brought home 9 medals. Can you name all 7 of these guys ?

[kuha]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Charles Dumas, John Thomas, and Dwight Stones, for sure...John Carruthers, too, probably...

[kuha]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Just remembered Charles Austin and Hollis Conway.

Does the fact that there were multiple movies make John Rambo a legit pick here? %-)

[Pego]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Charles Austin, Hollis Conway....

[kuha]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Wow, Pego, got ya by 3 seconds!

[Pego]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Yep.

[jhc68]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

ED Caruthers, not John

[jhc68]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

I spoke to Ed Caruthers a couple of years ago, we competed in high school and were team mates in junior college... a great guy, but he still gets riled up talking about Fosbury. Ed was the best conventional jumper in the world in 1968, he beat Gavrilov in Mexico City and yet lost the gold medal... it took a whole new era, the dawn of a revolutionary new age of high jumping to beat him! If only the games had been held the year before or Fos had been a year younger :-)

[hj197steve]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

good work all of you ...the only one left is the one that never got a medal. Of couse he only had one chance...

plus, if you REALLY are bored, how many of the other HJ Olympians can you name from 1948 on ? By my count there are 26 more, plus the one multiple not yet named. And these 26 earned only 5 medals; 2 golds, 1 silver,and 3 bronze.

Remember no referencing. I only was allowed to do that !

[kuha]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Oops, yes, sorry: Ed rather than John Carruthers. Proof that I didn't have my nose in a reference book...

[kuha]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

and only one "r"....duh.

[Per Andersen]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

Well, George Stanich was favored in '48 but got bronze after two scissor guys. Then there was Ken Wiesner in '52, silver after Buddy Davis. That was the last time Western Roll guys were on the podium, Davis and Conceicao were rollers.
But the one HJSteve is after I can't come up with as I don't remember the '80 team right now. I suppose numerous glasses of Zinfandel do not help.
But did James Barrineau from the '76 team make the '80 team??

[jhc68]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

My vote (guess) goes to Barrineau... wasn't he Dwight Stones cousin as well?

[Per Andersen]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

I am already feeling better about Barrineau
since JHC is backing me up. But Doug Nordquist was Stones cousin - Swedish connection -
Some other Olympians, the two guys who helped keeping my hero Shelton off the team in '56, Reaves & Wilson. Howard and McCants in '88

[EastBayprepoftheweek67]

Re: multiple US High Jump Olympians 1948-2000

>how many
>of the other HJ Olympians can you name from 1948 on

Joe Faust joined Thomas (Bronze) and Dumas on the the '60 team.

John Rambo (Bronze) joined Thomas (Silver) and Caruthers on the '64 team.

High Schooler Reynaldo Brown joined Fosbury (Gold) and Caruthers (Silver) on the '68 team.

Chris Dunn and Ron Jourdan joined Stones (Bronze) on the '72 team.