Fred Hansen
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Fred Hansen |
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Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Pole vault |
Fred Morgan Hansen (born 29 December 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.
He competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the pole vault where he won the gold medal. He currently is a practicing dentist in Houston, Texas, in the Memorial area of town.
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Preceded by John Pennel |
Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder June 5, 1964 – May 14, 1966 |
Succeeded by Bob Seagren |
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Categories: 1940 births | American pole vaulters | American Presbyterians | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | Athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic athletes of the United States | Living people | Former world record holders | United States track and field athletics Olympic medalist stubs