Quick Bio

Irving Baxter won the Olympic pole vault in Paris, 1900 when he entered the competition last minute. Two entrants had left the field thinking the competition had been postponed and another refused to compete on Sunday.

Baxter also won the gold medal for the high jump and silver medals for the standing high jump, standing long jump and standing triple jump.

Baxter had his greatest athletic career success with the high jump, winning the U.S. national championship several times.

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