Clement Eyer Smoot (April 7, 1884 – January 19, 1963) was an American

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er who competed in the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 6th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 22nd in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play. Smoot was also a successful businessman as he founded an industrial lighting company called Smoot-Holman Electrical Company.https://olympics.com/en/athletes/clement-e-smoot

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* * * American male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in golf Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Golfers from Illinois Sportspeople from Highland Park, Illinois 1884 births 1963 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-golf-bio-stub