Ralph Hills
American shot putter and physician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralph Gorman Hills (January 19, 1902 – September 20, 1977) was an American shot putter.[2] After winning a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, he married a state governor's daughter, graduated from Princeton and Johns Hopkins Universities, and became a physician. Hills lived near Baltimore, Maryland, and served in the United States Army during World War II.[3]
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Born | January 19, 1902 Washington, D.C., U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | September 20, 1977 (aged 75) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, hammer throw | |||||||||||
Club | Princeton Tigers | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | SP – 15.26 m (1925) HT – 48.43 m (1924)[1] | |||||||||||
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