Sim Iness
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Men’s athletics | |||
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Discus throw | |
Sim Iness (born 9 July 1930) was an American athlete who competed in the discus throw. Hailing from the small San Joaquin Valley town of Tulare, California, he was lifelong friends with and both a former high school classmate and high school and Olympic teammate of Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias.
He competed for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the discus throw where he won the gold medal. He set the discus world's record in 1953, being the first man to ever throw over the 190' foot barrier. After his Olympic and world record triumph, Iness worked the rest of his life as a high school and college physical education teacher, track and football coach, and education counselor.
| Olympic champions in men's discus throw |
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| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Rudolf Bauer | 1904: Martin Sheridan | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Martin Sheridan | 1912: Armas Taipale | 1920: Elmer Niklander | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928: Clarence Houser | 1932: John Anderson | 1936: Ken Carpenter | 1948: Adolfo Consolini | 1952: Sim Iness | 1956: Al Oerter | 1960: Al Oerter | 1964: Al Oerter | 1968 Al Oerter | 1972: Ludvík Danek | 1976: Mac Wilkins | 1980: Viktor Rashchupkin | 1984: Rolf Danneberg | 1988: Jürgen Schult | 1992: Romas Ubartas | 1996: Lars Riedel | 2000: Virgilijus Alekna | 2004: Virgilijus Alekna |
