Bayes Norton

Bayes Marshall Norton (September 23, 1903 – October 21, 1967) was an American sprint runner. In 1924 he finished second in the 200 m at the U.S. Olympic Trials and fifth at the 1924 Olympic Games.[1] He won a Rhodes Scholarship and in the late 1920s ran for the University of Oxford. He later became a professor of chemistry at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. As a government consultant he contributed to the Manhattan Project and to Rockets, Guns and Targets, an official U.S. Government history book on science during World War II.[2]

Bayes Norton
Bayes Norton at the 1924 Olympics
Personal information
BornSeptember 23, 1903
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
DiedOctober 21, 1967 (aged 64)
Gambier, Ohio, United States
Alma materYale University, University of Oxford
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 m
ClubYale Bulldogs, New Haven
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m – 21.8 (1924)

References

  1. "Bayes Norton". Olympedia. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. Bayes Norton. sports-reference.com


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