George Jefferson
- February 13, 1996
- 85 years
About George Jefferson
George Jefferson, 85, American Olympic pole vaulter (1932).
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|George Jefferson (George Gordon Jefferson; February 28, 1910 – February 13, 1996) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Inglewood, California.
A student at UCLA, Jefferson competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the pole vault where he won the bronze medal.
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