American track and field athlete
Egon Erickson
Egon Erickson in 1912 |
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Born | July 4, 1888 Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Died | January 20, 1973 (aged 84) The Bronx, New York, United States |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | High jump |
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Club | Mott Haven Athletic Club |
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Personal best | 1.93 m (1909)[1][2] |
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Egon R. Erickson (July 4, 1888 – January 20, 1973) was an American track and field athlete, a member of the Mott Haven Athletic Club, the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department from 1911 until his retirement in 1939. At the time of his retirement, Erickson was attached to the Detective Bureau.[3]
Erickson competed in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, in the high jump, tying with Jim Thorpe for the fourth place. He won the AAU title in 1909 (outdoor) and 1912 (indoor) and finished third in 1913 and 1916.[1]
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Standing high jump | |
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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
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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club | |
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1879–1888 NAAAA | |
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1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union | |
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993-onwards USA Track & Field | |
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Notes |
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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