Bob King | |
Birth Date: | June 20, 1906 |
Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Death Date: | July 29, 1965 (aged 59) |
Death Place: | Walnut Creek, California, United States |
Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
Sport: | High jump |
Club: | Stanford Cardinal |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Robert Wade King (June 20, 1906 – July 29, 1965) was an American athlete, who won a gold medal in the high jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics with a jump of 1.93 m. His personal best was 1.997 m, achieved earlier that year. After graduating from Stanford University, King studied in a medical school and later became a prominent obstetrician.