Marcus Snowell Wright (April 21, 1890 – August 5, 1975) was an American
athlete
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who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in
Chicago
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and died in
Reading, Massachusetts
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History Settlement
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Wright competed for the United States in the
1912 Summer Olympics
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held in
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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, in the pole vault. He won the silver medal with a clearance of 3.85 m behind the 3.95 m of the winner
Harry Babcock.
Wright graduated from
Dartmouth College
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in 1913.
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1890 births
1975 deaths
American male pole vaulters
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Dartmouth College alumni
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
20th-century American sportsmen
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