Robert Allan "Bob" Kiesel (August 30, 1911 – August 6, 1993) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m

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. He worked for a paint manufacturing company until 1941, then served in the U.S. Army, then spent 23 years in the family real estate and investment business in

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, and finally settled on his farm in

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1911 births 1993 deaths American male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Track and field athletes from Sacramento, California United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub