Lee Barnes

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1924 Paris Pole vault

Lee Stratford Barnes (born July 16, 1906 – died December 28, 1970) was an American athlete from Utah who competed in the men's pole vault. He competed in Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and won gold, beating fellow American polevaulter Glen Graham who received silver.

According to Robert Osbourn, he was the only person who did a stunt for Buster Keaton in a movie. He pole vaulted for Keaton in the silent film "College."

Records
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Sabin Carr		 Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder
April 28, 1928 – September 27, 1931		 Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Charles Hoff


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Olympic Champions in the Men's Pole Vault
1896: Welles Hoyt • 1900: Irving Baxter • 1904: Charles Dvorak • 1906: Fernand Gonder • 1908: Edward Cook/Alfred Gilbert • 1912: Harry Babcock • 1920: Frank Foss • 1924: Lee Barnes • 1928: Sabin Carr • 1932: William Miller • 1936: Earle Meadows • 1948: Guinn Smith • 1952: Bob Richards • 1956: Bob Richards • 1960: Don Bragg • 1964: Fred Hansen • 1968: Bob Seagren • 1972: Wolfgang Nordwig • 1976: Tadeusz Ślusarski • 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz • 1984: Pierre Quinon • 1988: Sergei Bubka • 1992: Maksim Tarasov • 1996: Jean Galfione • 2000: Nick Hysong • 2004: Tim Mack
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