Ray Ewry

Ray Ewry

Ewry at the 1908 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Raymond Clarence Ewry
Born	(1873-10-14)October 14, 1873 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 29, 1937(1937-09-29) (aged 63) Long Island, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	standing high, long, and triple jump
Club	Purdue Boilermakers, West Lafayette, Indiana; NYAC, New York
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	sHJ – 1.675 m (1900) sLJ – 3.47 m (1904) sTJ – 10.86 m (1901)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1900 Paris Standing long jump 1900 Paris Standing high jump 1900 Paris Standing triple jump 1904 St. Louis Standing long jump 1904 St. Louis Standing high jump 1904 St. Louis Standing triple jump 1908 London Standing long jump 1908 London Standing high jump Intercalated Games 1906 Athens Standing long jump 1906 Athens Standing high jump

Raymond Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time.^[2]