Bob Kiesel
 Kiesel in 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 30, 1911 Sacramento, California, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | August 6, 1993 (aged 81) Boise, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | California Golden Bears | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.4 (1932) 200 m – 21.2 (1934)[2] | |||||||||||
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Robert Allan "Bob" Kiesel (August 30, 1911 – August 6, 1993) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He worked for a paint manufacturing company until 1941, then served in the U.S. Army, then spent 23 years in the family real estate and investment business in Utah, and finally settled on his farm in Idaho.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Kiesel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ Bob Kiesel. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Olympedia – Bob Kiesel". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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