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Józef Szmidt

Józef Szmidt, Polish triple jumper (died 2024)

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Born
March 28, 1935
Died
July 29, 2024
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1935

About Józef Szmidt

Józef Szmidt was a German and Polish Olympic athlete and the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres. Józef Szmidt (born Josef Schmidt; 28 March 1935 – 29 July 2024) was a German and Polish Olympic athlete and the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres. With a jump of 17.03 m in 1960, Szmidt was the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres. Szmidt won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1966 AAA Championships.

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Józef Szmidt timeline

  1. Józef Szmidt (born Josef Schmidt; 28 March 1935 – 29 July 2024) was a German and Polish Olympic athlete and the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.
  2. With a jump of 17.03 m in 1960, Szmidt was the first triple jumper to reach 17 metres.
  3. Szmidt won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1966 AAA Championships.

The world when Józef Szmidt was born

Józef Szmidt was born in 1935. 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.

Culture in 1935

  • #1 song"Cheek to Cheek" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieMutiny on the Bounty
  • Best-selling bookGreen Light - Lloyd C. Douglas

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens sets 3 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet
  • Top headlineSocial Security Act signed into law by FDR
  • Technology milestoneRadar first demonstrated
  • Defining fadMonopoly officially released by Parker Brothers
  • Notable inventionBeer in cans
  • World population2.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • U.S. population127.3M

1935 versus 2026

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

Measure19352026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population127.3M341 million

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