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Harold Osborn

Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete (died 1975)

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Born
April 13, 1899
Died
April 5, 1975
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1899

About Harold Osborn

Harold Marion Osborn D.O. was an American track athlete. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924 and was the first athlete to win a gold medal in both the decathlon and an individual event. Osborn won gold medals and set Olympic records in both the high jump and the decathlon at the 1924 Olympics. Osborn won 17 national titles and set six world records during his career.

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Harold Osborn timeline

  1. Osborn won gold medals and set Olympic records in both the high jump and the decathlon at the 1924 Olympics.
  2. He won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon and high jump in 1924 and was the first athlete to win a gold medal in both the decathlon and an individual event.

The world when Harold Osborn was born

Harold Osborn was born in 1899. 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 headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

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

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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