Robert Wade King (June 20, 1906 – July 29, 1965) was an American

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, who won a

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in the

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at the

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with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from

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, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent

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American male high jumpers Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes 1906 births 1965 deaths Track and field athletes from Los Angeles Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub