Donald Favor Explained

Donald Emerson Favor (February 16, 1913 – November 13, 1984) was an American hammer thrower. He was national champion in 1934 and placed sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Career

Representing the University of Maine, Favor won the hammer throw at the 1934 IC4A championships, throwing 170 ft 9 in (52.04 m) and narrowly defeating Rhode Island State's Henry Dreyer.[1] [2] At the NCAA championships later that summer Favor placed third, losing to Dreyer and 1932 Olympic bronze medalist Peter Zaremba (who had been third in the IC4A meet),[3] but at the national (AAU) championships Favor again defeated both Zaremba and Dreyer, throwing 163 ft  in (49.82 m) for his first and only national title.[4]

After completing his studies Favor became a teacher at his former high school, Deering High in Portland, Maine, but he continued throwing.[5] [6] He did not enter the 1936 Olympic season as a favorite to qualify for the American team,[7] but at the Eastern Tryouts, a semi-final qualifying meet, he threw 177 ft 4 in (54.05 m),[8] which was his personal best. At the final Olympic Trials Favor threw 167 ft 6 in (51.05 m) and placed third behind Dreyer and another Rhode Islander, Bill Rowe; he qualified for the Olympics by less than eight inches, his margin over Chester Cruikshank, who placed fourth.[9]

At the Olympics in Berlin Favor qualified for the final, where he threw 51.01 m (167 ft  in) and placed sixth. He was the second-best American, behind Rowe but ahead of Dreyer.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Stanford Garners Sweeping Victory In College Games . . May 27, 1934 . December 22, 2014.
  2. News: Kiesel, Clark Win Firsts In I.C.4-A. Events . May 26, 1934 . December 22, 2014 . Berkeley Daily Gazette.
  3. A History of the NCAA Championships . December 22, 2014 . Hill, E. Garry . .
  4. History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2014 . Mallon, Bill . Buchanan, Ian . Track & Field News . Track & Field News . December 22, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219021831/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=28 . December 19, 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: Maine Forester . May 1936 . December 22, 2014 . 23.
  6. News: Series Title At Stake For Maine Against Bowdoin . November 5, 1932 . December 22, 2014 . The Lewiston Daily Sun.
  7. News: Coast Leads in Olympic Stars . Gould, Alan (Associated Press) . . March 25, 1936 . December 22, 2014.
  8. News: Bill Bonthron Beats Venzke . June 28, 1936 . December 22, 2014 . Gould, Alan (Associated Press) . Amarillo Globe-News.
  9. Web site: The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field . PDF . Hymans, Richard . USA Track & Field
    Track & Field News
    . November 27, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130524033232/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/1153 . May 24, 2013 . dead .
  10. News: Owens Wins . August 3, 1936 . December 22, 2014 . Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  11. Web site: Donald Favor Bio, Stats and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002639/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/donald-favor-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . December 22, 2014 . Sports Reference LLC.

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