Tom Poor

Background

He was born in Bismarck, Missouri and died in Grove, Oklahoma.

Career

In 1924 he finished fourth in the high jump competition. More than 600 athletes participated in the 1st annual Kansas relays on April 20, 1923. During the relays early years the meet featured collegiate athletes in track and field such as Tom Poor, Editor Weir, and Tom Churchill were some of the athletes who later competed in the Olympics.

He later went on to place fourth in the 1924 Olympics.

He paved the way for other athletes competing in the track and field events in the Mid-West.

Achievements

• He won the 1923 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch, while competing for University of Kansas. Tom Poor was the first to win the high jump event in Kansas Relays, with a jump of six feet and a quarter inch.