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Dave Albritton

Dave Albritton, American high jumper and coach (died 1994)

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Born
April 13, 1913
Died
May 14, 1994
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1913

About Dave Albritton

David Donald Albritton was an American athlete, teacher, coach, and state legislator. He had a long athletic career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use the straddle technique. He was born in Danville, Alabama. As a sophomore at Ohio State University, Albritton won the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 1936. In 1936, Albritton and Cornelius Johnson both cleared 6 ft 93⁄4 in (2.07 m) to set a world record at the Olympic Trials, becoming the first people of African descent to hold the world record in the event. Albritton won or tied for seven National Amateur Athletic Union outdoor titles from 1936 to 1950.

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Dave Albritton timeline

  1. As a sophomore at Ohio State University, Albritton won the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 1936.
  2. In 1936, Albritton and Cornelius Johnson both cleared 6 ft 93⁄4 in (2.07 m) to set a world record at the Olympic Trials, becoming the first people of African descent to hold the world record in the event.
  3. Albritton won or tied for seven National Amateur Athletic Union outdoor titles from 1936 to 1950.

The world when Dave Albritton was born

Dave Albritton was born in 1913. 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 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

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

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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