Ellery Harding Clark
Ellery Clark in 1896 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 13, 1874 West Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 27, 1949 (aged 75) near Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | High jump, long jump, triple jump, hammer throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Boston Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | HJ – 1.81 m (1896) LJ – 6.60 m (1897) TJ – 12.88 m (1895) HT – 38.48 m (1899) SP – 12.06 m (1897) | ||||||||||||||
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Ellery Harding Clark (March 13, 1874 – July 27, 1949) was an American track and field athlete and a writer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in high jump and long jump.