Harry Porter
Harry Porter (Harry Franklin Porter; * 31. August 1882 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; † 27. Juni 1965 in Hartford, Connecticut) war ein US-amerikanischer Hochspringer und Olympiasieger.
Er startete für die Cornell University und wurde 1905 Zweiter der College-Meisterschaften. Nach seinem Abschluss schloss er sich dem Irish-American AC an. 1908 wurde er US-Meister und qualifizierte sich damit für die Olympischen Spiele in London. Dort gewann er den Wettbewerb im Hochsprung mit 1,90 m und zwei Zentimetern Vorsprung. 1909 war Porter mit 1,93 m Weltjahresbester, 1911 wurde er noch einmal US-Meister.
Harry Porter war 1,89 m groß und wog in seiner aktiven Zeit 79 kg.
Literatur
- Bill Mallon & Ian Buchanan: Quest for Gold. New York City 1984, ISBN 0-88011-217-4
Weblinks
- Harry Porter in der Datenbank von Olympedia.org (englisch)
1896: 
Ellery Clark | 1900: 
Irving Baxter | 1904: Samuel Jones | Zwischenspiele 1906: Con Leahy | 1908: 
Harry Porter | 1912: 
Alma Richards | 1920: Richmond Landon | 1924: Harold Osborn | 1928: Bob King | 1932: 
Duncan McNaughton | 1936: Cornelius Johnson | 1948: 
John Winter | 1952: Walt Davis | 1956: Charles Dumas | 1960: 
Robert Schawlakadse | 1964: Waleri Brumel | 1968: 
Dick Fosbury | 1972: Jüri Tarmak | 1976: 
Jacek Wszoła | 1980: 
Gerd Wessig | 1984: 
Dietmar Mögenburg | 1988: 
Hennadij Awdjejenko | 1992: 
Javier Sotomayor | 1996: Charles Austin | 2000: 
Sergei Kljugin | 2004: 
Stefan Holm | 2008: Andrei Silnow | 2012: vakant | 2016: 
Derek Drouin
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Porter, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVNAMEN | Porter, Harry Franklin (vollständiger Name) |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | US-amerikanischer Hochspringer |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 31. August 1882 |
| GEBURTSORT | Bridgeport (Connecticut) |
| STERBEDATUM | 27. Juni 1965 |
| STERBEORT | Hartford (Connecticut) |
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