Clyde Coffman Explained

Clyde Coffman
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Decathlon
Weight Lb:	150
Birth Date:	2 June 1911
Birth Place:	Ford, Kansas, United States
Death Place:	Mesquite, Texas, United States

Clyde Coffman (June 2, 1911  - March 4, 2001) was an American athlete.^[1] He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics^[2] where he finished in 7th place.^[3] Coffman was also the national pentathlon champion in 1935,^[4] and was inducted into the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Clyde Coffman, decathlon . KSHB.com . March 7, 2022.
2. Clyde Coffman Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101605/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/clyde-coffman-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . January 25, 2018.
3. News: Coffman enters Kansas Relays . 9 March 2022 . . 17 April 1936 . 14.
4. Web site: Brilliant All-Around Performance Gives Coffman A.A.U. Title at Princeton; COFFMAN ANNEXES PENTATHLON TITLE . The New York Times . March 7, 2022.
5. Web site: Clyde Coffman . Olympedia . March 7, 2022.