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Frank Foss (athlete)

Frank Foss, American pole vaulter (died 1989)

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Born
May 9, 1895
Died
April 5, 1989
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1895

About Frank Foss (athlete)

Frank Kent Foss (May 9, 1895 – April 5, 1989) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record. Foss grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. After the Olympics, he worked in the meatpacking industry, including time in Argentina. After returning to the United States, he lived in Hinsdale, Illinois. Foss graduated from Cornell University in 1917, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was the IC4A Champion in 1916 after tying for the first the year before. He was the AAU champion in 1919 and 1920.

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Frank Foss (athlete) timeline

  1. He was the IC4A Champion in 1916 after tying for the first the year before.
  2. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record.

The world when Frank Foss (athlete) was born

Frank Foss (athlete) was born in 1895. 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 1895

  • Top movieWorkers Leaving the Lumière Factory (first public film)

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCuban War of Independence begins
  • Technology milestoneLumière brothers hold first public film screening
  • World population~1.55B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population68.0M

1895 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Frank Foss (athlete)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18952026
Population68.0M341 million

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