Gaylord Damian "Gay" Bryan (May 1, 1927 – April 25, 2015) was a male long and triple jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s for his native country. Bryan set his personal best in the men's long jump event (7.74 metres) on April 9, 1949, at a meet in Westwood. He failed to qualify for the Summer Olympics (1948 and 1952) during his career. He won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1951 Pan American Games and was a four-time national champion in the triple jump.
Bryan competed collegiately for Stanford University and is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1st | Triple jump | |
| 1949 | US National Championships | Fresno, California | 1st | Long jump |
| 1st | Triple jump | |||
| 1950 | US National Championships | College Park, Maryland | 4th | Long jump |
| 1st | Triple jump | |||
| 1951 | US National Championships | Berkeley, California | 2nd | Long jump |
| 1st | Triple jump | |||
| Pan American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1st | Long jump | |
| 1952 | US National Championships | Long Beach, California | 5th | Triple jump |
References
edit- ^ "Hall of Fame: Gaylord Bryan". Stanford Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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