Dudley Wilkins
Dudley Griffin Wilkins (November 11, 1914 – February 1989) was an American triple jumper. He was United States champion in 1934 and placed eighth at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Wilkins was born in Crowley, Louisiana on November 11, 1914.[1] He won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national triple jump championship in 1934 with a jump of 48 ft 21⁄100 in (14.69 m).[2] At the 1936 Olympic Trials Wilkins placed second with 49 ft 1+1⁄2 in (14.97 m), qualifying for the American team together with Rolland Romero and Billy Brown; all three were from Louisiana, which had been America's leading triple jump state since the late 1920s.[3]: 83–84 [4] At the Olympics in Berlin Wilkins placed eighth, reaching 14.83 m (48 ft 7+3⁄4 in) in both the first and the third round and fouling in round two; he did not qualify for the last three rounds.[1]
Wilkins set his personal best, 49 ft 9 in (15.16 m), in Baton Rouge on May 4, 1935.[5] He died in Crowley in February 1989.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dudley Wilkins Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "History of US Nationals Results: Triple Jump - Men". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Hymans, Richard (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Rolland Romero". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Dudley Wilkins". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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