Walter Stuart "Walt" Ashbaugh (March 11, 1929, in East Liverpool, Ohio – April 3, 2003, in Toledo, Ohio) was an American track and field athlete and basketball player.
Athletic career
[edit]Running for Cornell University, he competed in the 120 yard high hurdles in which he held the school record.[1] He was also a pivotman on the basketball team, during their most successful 1950–1 season with a 20–5 record.[2]
He competed in the triple jump at the 1952 Olympics, finishing fourth. His second round jump of 15.39 m (50 ft 5+3⁄4 in) put him into the bronze medal position until Soviet Leonid Shcherbakov leaped into silver medal position, pushing Ashbaugh off the podiumm.[3] Earlier that year, he was also the National Champion in the event, breaking Gay Bryan's 4-year streak.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Red Track Squad Drills for Penn Relays; Return of Ashbaugh, Grossman Adds Strength". The Cornell Daily Sun. April 11, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Walter Ashbaugh - 2007 - General". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walt Ashbaugh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions". Retrieved September 26, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Walter Ashbaugh – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile
- Walter Ashbaugh at Olympedia
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