Bobby Morrow

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Bobby Morrow was an American sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist renowned for dominating the 100m and 200m events in the mid-1950s.

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instanceOf Olympic athlete ⓘ
human ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ
track and field athlete ⓘ
awardReceived Associated Press Athlete of the Year ⓘ
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year ⓘ
birthName Robert Joseph Morrow ⓘ
collegeTeam Abilene Christian Wildcats ⓘ
competedIn 1956 Summer Olympics ⓘ
competitionClass amateur athletics ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-10-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-05-30 ⓘ
educatedAt Abilene Christian University ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
fullName Robert Joseph Morrow ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction National Track and Field Hall of Fame ⓘ
height approximately 1.80 m ⓘ
knownAs "the dominant sprinter of the mid-1950s" ⓘ
memberOfSportsTeam Abilene Christian Wildcats men's track and field ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
nickname Bobby ⓘ
notableFor dominating 100 m and 200 m sprint events in the mid-1950s ⓘ
occupation sprinter ⓘ
OlympicGoldMedal 1956 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres ⓘ
1956 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres ⓘ
1956 Summer Olympics – men's 4×100 metres relay ⓘ
placeOfBirth Harlingen, Texas, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath San Benito, Texas, United States ⓘ
relayTeammate Ira Murchison ⓘ
Leamon King ⓘ
Thane Baker ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
representedCountry United States of America ⓘ
residence San Benito, Texas, United States ⓘ
retiredFromSport late 1950s ⓘ
setWorldRecordInEvent 4×100 metres relay ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
specialty 100 metres ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ
sport athletics ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ
weight approximately 73 kg ⓘ

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Robert Joseph Morrow → nickname → Bobby Morrow ⓘ