Donald Gwinn
{{Short description|American hammer thrower (1902–1961)}}
Donald Smith Gwinn (November 6, 1902 – June 3, 1961) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Woodsfield, Ohio.
Competing for the Pittsburgh Panthers track and field team, Gwinn won the 1927 and 1929 NCAA Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/donald-s-gwinn|title=Donald S. GWINN}}
In 1928 he finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Summer Olympics.
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- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gw/don-gwinn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gw/don-gwinn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Don Gwinn}}
- [http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?assetId=93909 Photo of Don Gwinn in 1926], PhillyHistory.org.
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Category:American male hammer throwers
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:People from Woodsfield, Ohio
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's track and field athletes
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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