Harlow Phelps Rothert (April 1, 1908 – August 13, 1997) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
 Rothert in 1926 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 1, 1908 Carthage, Missouri | |||||||||||
| Died | August 13, 1997 (aged 89) Menlo Park, California | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Stanford University | |||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw, decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | LAAC, Los Angeles | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | SP – 15.88 m (1930) DT – 46.83 m (1930) Dec – 7068 (1930)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Rothert attended Stanford University, where he competed in basketball, football, and track and field. He was named first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference in basketball in 1929. He won the NCAA shot put title three times, and set a world record for the event in 1930. Rothert competed in the shot put at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 1932 games, held in Los Angeles, and placed seventh in 1928.[1][3]
Rothert earned his bachelor's degree in 1930 and law degree in 1937, both from Stanford. He was a trial lawyer who specialized in civil law. He founded a law firm in San Francisco, and taught at Stanford Law School and Hastings College of Law. During World War II, he spent two years in the Marine Corps.[1][3]
In 1996, he was part of the Olympic Torch Relay. Around that time he had an acute inflammation in his legs and had to practice every day to cover the targeted 2 km distance using a specially designed walker.[1] He died in 1997, aged 89.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Harlow Rothert. sports-reference.com
- ^ Kenneth Carpenter. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b c REMEMBERING Harlow Rothert, '30, LLB '37, 1908–1997.Stanford Alumni November/December 1997
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