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Richmond Landon

Richmond Landon, American high jumper (died 1971)

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Born
November 20, 1898
Died
June 13, 1971
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1898

About Richmond Landon

Richmond Wilcox Landon (November 20, 1898 – June 13, 1971) was an American high jumper who won a gold medal for the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Landon attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut and Yale University. In 1922, he married Alice Lord, an Olympic diver he met on the boat to the 1920 Olympics. Additionally, Landon set the world indoor record for the high jump at 6 feet 5.5 inches (1.969 m) in 1923. In 1917, he broke the Connecticut high jump record at 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.765 m).

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Richmond Landon timeline

  1. In 1917, he broke the Connecticut high jump record at 5 feet 9.5 inches (1.765 m).
  2. Additionally, Landon set the world indoor record for the high jump at 6 feet 5.5 inches (1.969 m) in 1923.

The world when Richmond Landon was born

Richmond Landon was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richmond Landon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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