Great Olympians

Biographies - EW

Raymond Clarence 'Ray" Ewry

B. 1873-10-14 (or 1874), Lafayette, Ind., USA; D. 1937-09-29
Athletics (10 gold)

	1900	1904	1906	1908	HP
Standing High Jump	gold	gold	gold	gold	62400
Standing Long Jump	gold	gold	gold	gold	62400
Standing Triple Jump	gold	gold			16800
					141600

Ewry won ten Olympic gold medals (including two in 1906) in the now-abandoned standing high, long and triple jump events. He was paralysed as a boy but dedicated excercising developed unusual strength in his legs. His standing long jump record of 3.47m remained on the official world record list until the event was discarded in 1938. He was fifteen times an American Athletics champion.
He represented the New York Athletic Club in the 1904 Club championship.

Olympic Competitor nr 1020

• 1900-07-16-15:00? - Athletics - Standing High Jump - first (9600)
• 1900-07-16-15:30? - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - first (9600)
• 1900-07-16-16:00? - Athletics - Standing Triple Jump - first (9600)
• 1904-08-29-14:00? - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - first (7200)
• 1904-08-31-14:00? - Athletics - Standing High Jump - first (7200)
• 1904-09-03-15:00? - Athletics - Standing Triple Jump - first (7200)
• 1906-04-25-16:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump - first (7200)
• 1906-05-01-16:00 - Athletics - Standing High Jump - first (7200)
• 1908-07-20-14:30 - Athletics - Standing Long Jump, qualifying - first (Q)
• 1908-07-20-16:30? - Athletics - Standing Long Jump, final - won (7200)
• 1908-07-23-14:30? - Athletics - Standing High Jump, qualifying - first (Q)
• 1908-07-23-17:00? - Athletics - Standing High Jump, final - first (7200)

Written 2000-12-14 - last modified 2023-03-23

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