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Frank Wykoff
- Born
- Oct 29, 1909 · Aged 70
- Died
- Jan 1, 1980
- Place of birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 3
- TV credits
- 0
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Clifford Wykoff (October 29, 1909 – January 1, 1980) was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Frank Wykoff has a place in track and field history by being the first man to ever win three Olympic relay gold medals, all in world record time. Wykoff made his debut at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where he finished fourth in the 100 m and ran an opening leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which equalled the world record of 41.0 seconds in the final. After the…
