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Virgil Severns
American high jumper (born 1929) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virgil Severns (born March 22, 1929) is a former male high jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. Severns set his personal best in the men's high jump event (2.038 metres) on 1950-04-01 at a meet in Austin, Texas.
Severns was an All-American jumper for the Kansas State Wildcats track and field team, placing runner-up in the high jump at the 1950 NCAA track and field championships.[1]
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