Richmond Landon

American high jumper (1898–1971)

Richmond Landon

Richmond Landon in 1920

Personal information
Born| November 20, 1898
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Died| June 13, 1971 (aged 72)
Lynbrook, New York, United States
Alma mater| Yale University
Height| 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight| 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| High jump
Club| NYAC, New York
Achievements and titles
Personal best| 1.98 m (1921)

Medal record

Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
|  1920 Antwerp | High jump

Richmond Wilcox "Dick" Landon (November 20, 1898 - June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Landon attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and Yale University. In 1922 he married Alice Lord, an Olympic diver he met on the boat to the 1920 Olympics.[1]

Richmond Landon was a guest on the television show "I've Got A Secret" as one of five former Olympic champions which aired October 13, 1954.

## References

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1. ^ a b Dick Landon. sports-reference.com
2. ^ "Richmond Landon". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

## External links

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Olympic champions in men's high jump

* 1896:  Ellery Harding Clark (USA)
* 1900:  Irving Baxter (USA)
* 1904:  Samuel Jones (USA)
* 1908:  Harry Porter (USA)
* 1912:  Alma Richards (USA)
* 1920:  Richmond Landon (USA)
* 1924:  Harold Osborn (USA)
* 1928:  Bob King (USA)
* 1932:  Duncan McNaughton (CAN)
* 1936:  Cornelius Johnson (USA)
* 1948:  John Winter (AUS)
* 1952:  Walt Davis (USA)
* 1956:  Charles Dumas (USA)
* 1960:  Robert Shavlakadze (URS)
* 1964:  Valeriy Brumel (URS)
* 1968:  Dick Fosbury (USA)
* 1972:  Jüri Tarmak (URS)
* 1976:  Jacek Wszoła (POL)
* 1980:  Gerd Wessig (GDR)
* 1984:  Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG)
* 1988:  Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS)
* 1992:  Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
* 1996:  Charles Austin (USA)
* 2000:  Sergey Klyugin (RUS)
* 2004:  Stefan Holm (SWE)
* 2008:  Andrey Silnov (RUS)
* 2012:  Erik Kynard (USA)
* 2016:  Derek Drouin (CAN)
* 2020:  Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)

* 2020: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)

* 2024:  Hamish Kerr (NZL)

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's high jump (standing high jump)

Standing high jump|

* 1906: Ray Ewry
* 1907: Ray Ewry
* 1908: John Biller, Platt Adams
* 1909: Platt Adams
* 1910: Platt Adams
* 1913: Platt Adams
* 1915: William Taylor
* 1916: William Taylor
* 1917: William Taylor
* 1918: Leo Goehring
* 1919: William Taylor
* 1920: Ben Adams
* 1921: Ed Emes
* 1922: Edward Emes
* 1923: Thomas Hoskins
* 1924: Harry Sweitzer
* 1925: Harold Osborn
* 1926: Hans Hedberg
* 1927: Hans Hedberg
* 1928: Harold Osborn
* 1929: Harold Osborn
* 1930: Harold Osborn
* 1931: Harold Osborn

High jump|

* 1906: Herbert Gidney
* 1907: Harry Porter
* 1908: Harry Porter
* 1909: Harry Porter
* 1910: Harry Grumpelt
* 1911: Samuel Lawrence
* 1913: John Johnstone
* 1914: Eugene Jennings
* 1915: Wesley Oler
* 1916: Jo Loomis
* 1917: Jo Loomis
* 1918: Egon Erickson
* 1919: Walter Whalen
* 1920: Walter Whalen
* 1921: Richmond Landon
* 1922: Leroy Brown
* 1923: Harold Osborn
* 1924: Harold Osborn
* 1925: Harold Osborn
* 1926: Harold Osborn
* 1927: Charles W. Major
* 1928: Anton Burg
* 1929: Charles W. Major
* 1930: Anton Burg
* 1931: Anton Burg
* 1932: George Spitz
* 1933: George Spitz
* 1934: Walter Marty, George Spitz
* 1935: Cornelius Johnson
* 1936: Ed Burke
* 1937: Ed Burke
* 1938: Lloyd Thompson
* 1939: Mel Walker
* 1940: Arthur Byrnes
* 1941: Mel Walker
* 1942: Adam Berry, Josh Williamson
* 1943: Bill Vessie, Josh Williamson
* 1944: Dave Albritton, Bill Vessie
* 1945: Ken Wiesner, Josh Williamson
* 1946: John Vislocky
* 1947: John Vislocky
* 1948: John Vislocky
* 1949: Dick Phillips
* 1950: John Vislocky
* 1951: John Heintzmann, Jack Razetto, Josh Williamson
* 1952: Lewis Hall
* 1953: Lewis Hall
* 1954: Herman Wyatt
* 1955: Lewis Hall, Ernie Shelton
* 1956: Ernie Shelton
* 1957: Phil Reavis
* 1958: Herman Wyatt
* 1959: John Thomas
* 1960: John Thomas
* 1961:  Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd)
* 1962: John Thomas
* 1963:  Valeriy Brumel (URS), John Thomas (2nd)
* 1964: John Thomas
* 1965:  Valeriy Brumel (URS), Gene Johnson (3rd)
* 1966: John Thomas
* 1967: John Rambo
* 1968:  Valentin Gavrilov (URS), Steve Kelly (2nd)
* 1969: John Rambo
* 1970: Otis Burrell
* 1971: Reynaldo Brown
* 1972: Gene White
* 1973: Dwight Stones
* 1974: Tom Woods
* 1975: Dwight Stones
* 1976:  Robert Forget (CAN), Bill Knoedel (2nd)
* 1977: Paul Underwood
* 1978: Dwight Stones
* 1979: Benn Fields
* 1980: Franklin Jacobs
* 1981: Jeff Woodard
* 1982: Dwight Stones
* 1983: Tyke Peacock
* 1984: Dennis Lewis
* 1985: Jim Howard
* 1986: Jim Howard
* 1987:  Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd)
* 1988:  Igor Paklin (URS), Jim Howard (2nd), Tom McCants (2nd)
* 1989:  Troy Kemp (BAH), Tom McCants (2nd)
* 1990: Hollis Conway
* 1991:  Javier Sotomayor (CUB), Hollis Conway (2nd)
* 1992: Hollis Conway
* 1993: Hollis Conway
* 1994: Hollis Conway
* 1995: Tony Barton
* 1996: Charles Austin
* 1997: Charles Austin
* 1998: Sam Hill
* 1999: Henry Patterson
* 2000: Matt Hemingway
* 2001: Nathan Leeper
* 2002: Nathan Leeper
* 2003: Charles Austin
* 2004: Jamie Nieto
* 2005: Tora Harris
* 2006: Adam Shunk
* 2007: Tora Harris
* 2008: Andra Manson
* 2009: Andra Manson
* 2010: Jesse Williams
* 2011: Jesse Williams
* 2012: Jesse Williams
* 2013: Dusty Jonas
* 2014: Erik Kynard
* 2015: Erik Kynard
* 2016: Erik Kynard
* 2017: Erik Kynard
* 2018: Erik Kynard
* 2019: Jeron Robinson
* 2020: Erik Kynard
* 2022: JuVaughn Harrison
* 2023: Shelby McEwen
* 2024: Shelby McEwen

Notes|

* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field.

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1920 USA Olympic track and field team

Track/road/cross country
athletes|

* Harold Barron
* Max Bohland
* George Bretnall (r)
* Hal Brown
* Tom Campbell
* Jimmy Connolly
* George Cornetta
* Bob Crawford
* Edward Curtis
* Charles Daggs
* Gus Desch
* Michael Devaney
* Ivan Dresser
* Earl Eby
* Robert Emery
* Fred Faller
* Patrick Flynn
* Clifford C. Furnas
* Albert Hulsebosch
* Charles Hunter
* Earl Johnson
* Morris Kirksey
* Carl Linder
* Frank Loomis
* Thomas Maroney
* Charles Mellor
* Ted Meredith
* Loren Murchison
* Feg Murray
* John Norton
* Joseph Organ
* Charley Paddock
* Amisoli Patasoni
* Joseph Pearman
* William Plant
* Joie Ray
* Richard Remer
* Winfred Rolker
* Arthur Roth
* Arlie Schardt (t)
* George Schiller
* Jackson Scholz
* Donald Scott
* Frank Shea
* Larry Shields
* Walker Smith
* Albert Sprott
* Lewis Watson
* Ray Watson
* Allen Woodring
* William Yount

Field/combined event
athletes|

* Dan Ahearn
* Milton Angier
* William Bartlett
* Basil Bennett
* George Bihlman
* Everett Bradley
* Sol Butler
* Howard Cann
* Robert J. Dunne
* Everett Ellis
* Frank Foss
* Kaufman Geist
* Harry Goelitz
* Brutus Hamilton
* Clarence Jaquith
* Eldon Jenne
* Carl Johnson
* Edward Knourek
* Sherman Landers
* Richmond Landon
* Robert LeGendre
* James Lincoln
* Harry Liversedge
* Jack Mahan
* Pat McDonald
* James McEachern
* Matt McGrath
* Jack Merchant
* Harold Muller
* John Murphy
* Edwin Myers
* Gus Pope
* Edward Roberts
* Pat Ryan
* Dink Templeton
* Arthur Tuck
* Eugene Vidal
* Walter Whalen
* Kenneth Wilson

Coaches and trainers|

* Jack Moakley (head coach)
* Bill Hayward (associate coach)
* Lawson Robertson (associate coach)
* Michael J. Ryan (associate coach)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* France
* BnF data

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