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American triple jumper

George Shaw
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1931-08-31)August 31, 1931
DiedDecember 6, 1988(1988-12-06) (aged 57)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump

George Shaw (August 12, 1931 – December 6, 1988) was an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Competing for the Columbia Lions track and field team, Shaw won the 1952 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Shaw Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. George Shaw at Olympedia (archive) Edit this at Wikidata

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1952 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches
1956 USA Olympic track and field team
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's field athletes
Women's track athletes
Women's field athletes
Coaches
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's long jump (standing long jump)
1906–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–present
USA Track & Field
Notes* Standing long jump was held 1931 and earlier. Long jump has been held since 1932.
US National Champions in men's triple jump
1888-1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980-1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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