Bob Mathias was an American decathlete who won Olympic gold in the decathlon at both the 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympics, becoming the youngest male track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal when he triumphed at age seventeen. He later served as a United States congressman from California.
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Career HighlightRepresenting the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games. 1 Classification
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How old was Bob Mathias when he won his first Olympic gold medal?
Seventeen, at the 1948 London Olympics, the youngest male track and field gold medalist.
Mathias was seventeen years old when he won the decathlon at the 1948 London Olympics, making him the youngest male track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. He went on to win the decathlon again at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and later served as a United States congressman from California.
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Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor.
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November 17, 1930
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September 2, 2006
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was an American decathlete, politician, and actor
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Representing the United States, he won two Olympic gold medals in the Decathlon, at the 1948 and the 1952 Summer Games.
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Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 - September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, politician, and actor.
Competed In: 1948 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
During the summer following his high school graduation, he qualified for the United States Olympic team for the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London.
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