Edward Emil Knourek (February 12, 1893 – May 10, 1977) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. In 1920 he finished fourth in the pole vault competition.

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List of American track and field athletes
1893 births 1977 deaths American male pole vaulters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub