Richmond Landon Explained

Birth Date:November 20, 1898
Birth Place:Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Death Date:June 13, 1971 (aged 72)
Death Place:Lynbrook, New York, United States
Height:1.88m (06.17feet)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Club:NYAC, New York
Pb:1.98 m (1921)
Alma Mater:Yale University
Show-Medals:yes

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/dick-landon-1.html Dick Landon
  2. Web site: Richmond Landon . Olympedia . 19 July 2021.