Egon Erickson
American track and field athlete
 Egon Erickson in 1912 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 4, 1888 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | January 20, 1973 (aged 84) The Bronx, New York, United States |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | Mott Haven Athletic Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 1.93 m (1909)[1][2] |
Egon R. Erickson (July 4, 1888 – January 20, 1973) was an American track and field athlete, a member of the Mott Haven Athletic Club, the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department from 1911 until his retirement in 1939. At the time of his retirement, Erickson was attached to the Detective Bureau.[3]
Erickson competed in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, in the high jump, tying with Jim Thorpe for the fourth place. He won the AAU title in 1909 (outdoor) and 1912 (indoor) and finished third in 1913 and 1916.[1]
References
External links
- List of American athletes
- Winged Fist Organization
- Do You Remember - Erickson, early Bronx athlete, article by Bill Twomey in Bronx Times-Reporter, September 16–23, 2016, p. 57
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US National Championship winners in men's high jump
New York Athletic Club
- 1876-8: Edwards Ficken
NAAAA
- 1879: William Wunder
- 1880: Alfred Carroll
- 1881: C.W. Durand
- 1882: Alfred Carroll
- 1883: Malcolm Ford
- 1884: J.T. Rinehart
- 1885–87: William Page
- 1888Note 1: Tim O'Connor
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: Daniel Webster
- 1889: R.K. Pritchard
- 1890–91: Alvah Nickerson
- 1892–95: Mike Sweeney
- 1896: Charles Powell
- 1897–1900: Irving Baxter
- 1901: Sam Jones
- 1902: Irving Baxter
- 1903-4: Sam Jones
- 1905: Herbert Kerrigan
- 1906: Neil Patterson
- 1907: Con Leahy
- 1908: Harry Porter
- 1909: Egon Erickson
- 1910: Walter Thomason
- 1911: Harry Grumpelt/Harry Porter
- 1912: John Johnstone
- 1913: Alma Richards
- 1914: Jo Loomis
- 1915: George Horine
- 1916: Wes Oler
- 1917: Clint Larsen
- 1918: Carl Rice
- 1919–20OT: John Murphy
- 1921–22: Dewey Alberts
- 1923: LeRoy Brown
- 1924: Robert Juday
- 1925–26: Harold Osborn
- 1927: Robert King
- 1928OT: Robert King/Charles McGinnis
- 1929: Henry Lassalette
- 1930–31: Anton Burg
- 1932OT: Cornelius Johnson/George Spitz/Robert van Osdel
- 1933: Cornelius Johnson
- 1934: Cornelius Johnson/Walter Marty
- 1935: Cornelius Johnson
- 1936: Cornelius Johnson/Dave Albritton
- 1937: Dave Albritton
- 1938: Mel Walker/Dave Albritton
- 1939–40: Les Steers
- 1941: Bill Stewart
- 1942: Adam Berry
- 1943: Pete Watkins
- 1944: Fred Sheffield/Willard Smith
- 1945: Dave Albritton/Lester Howe/Richard Schnacke/Joshua Williamson
- 1946–47: Dave Albritton
- 1948: Tom Schofield
- 1949: Dick Phillips
- 1950: Dave Albritton/Jack Heitzman/Jack Razzeto/Virgil Severns
- 1951: Lewis Hall
- 1952–53: Walt Davis
- 1954: Ernie Shelton
- 1955: Charles Dumas/Ernie Shelton
- 1956–59: Charles Dumas
- 1960: John Thomas
- 1961: Bob Avant
- 1962: John Thomas
- 1963: Gene Johnson
- 1964: Ed Caruthers
- 1965–67: Otis Burrell
- 1968: Ed Hanks
- 1969: Otis Burrell
- 1970–71: Reynaldo Brown
- 1972: Barry Schur
- 1973–74: Dwight Stones
- 1975: Tom Woods
- 1976–78: Dwight Stones
- 1979: Franklin Jacobs
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Franklin Jacobs
- 1981: Tyke Peacock
- 1982: Milt Ottey
- 1983: Dwight Stones
- 1984: Jim Howard
- 1985: Brian Stanton
- 1986: Doug Nordquist
- 1987: Jerome Carter
- 1988: Doug Nordquist
- 1989: Brian Brown
- 1990–92OT: Hollis Conway
USA Track & Field
- 1993–94: Hollis Conway
- 1995–20002OT: Charles Austin
- 2001–02: Nathan Leeper
- 2003–04OT: Jamie Nieto
- 2005: Matt Hemingway
- 2006: Tora Harris
- 2007: Jim Dilling
- 2008OT: Jesse Williams
- 2009: Tora Harris
- 2010–11: Jesse Williams
- 2012OT: Jamie Nieto
- 2013–16: Erik Kynard
- 2017:Bryan McBride
- 2018–19: Jeron Robinson
- 20212020 OT: JuVaughn Harrison
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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