Who got a World Record but not a Gold Medal?
July 22, 2006 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Sports Rumors
It’s not a trick question, mind you.
Answer: Robert LeGendre
It was during the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He made a world record in the long jumps by setting it to 25 feet and 4 inches.
Why didn’t he get a gold medal? Well, that jump he made was part of the Modern Pentathlon competition, which he was only able to finish third place over-all.
William DeHart Hubbard, gold medal winner for the long jump that year only measured 24 feet and 5 inches.
