Irving Baxter

American athlete
Irving Baxter

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris High jump
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Pole vault
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Standing high jump
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Standing long jump
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Standing triple jump

Irving Knott Baxter (March 25, 1876 in Utica, New York – June 13, 1957 in Utica, New York) was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in both the men's high jump and the pole vault at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.[1]

Irving Baxter pole vaulting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Baxter also took second place to Ray Ewry in all three of the standing jumps (long, triple, and high) in 1900.

He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT in 1899 and the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1901[2] Baxter is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Irving Baxter". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Irving Knott Baxter". archives.upenn.edu. Retrieved August 5, 2021.[title missing]
  3. ^ Forest Hill Cemetery, official website

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New York Athletic Club
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NAAAA
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  • 1880: Alfred Carroll
  • 1881: C.W. Durand
  • 1882: Alfred Carroll
  • 1883: Malcolm Ford
  • 1884: J.T. Rinehart
  • 1885–87: William Page
  • 1888Note 1: Tim O'Connor
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Amateur Athletic Union
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The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
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Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1877: George McNichol
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1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879–81: William Van Houten
  • 1882: B.F. Richardson
  • 1883–86: Hugh Baxter
  • 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter
  • 1888Note 1: G.B. Quinn
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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