Merwin ("Marvin") B. Graham (March 4, 1903 – January 24, 1989) was an American

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping even ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. He was born in

Fairview, West Virginia Fairview is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 374 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The town took its name from the old Fairview Inn near the original town site. ...

, attended high school in

Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is north of Tulsa and south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Ca ...

and later attended the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

, where he was a member of the KU track team. In 1924 he finished ninth in the Olympic triple jump competition in Paris, France.

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1903 births 1989 deaths People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics American male triple jumpers University of Kansas alumni {{US-triplejump-athletics-bio-stub