Leo Sexton

{{short description|American shot putter}}

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|image=Leo Sexton 1932.jpg

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|caption=Leo Sexton at the 1932 Olympics

|birth_date= August 27, 1909

|birth_place= Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

| death_date = September 6, 1968 (aged 59)

| death_place = Perry, Oklahoma, United States

| height = {{convert|1.93|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|sport=Athletics

|event= Shot put

|club=NYAC, New York

|pb= 16.16 m (1932)

|alma_mater=Georgetown University

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold | 1932 Los Angeles | Shot put}}

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Leo Joseph Sexton (August 27, 1909 – September 6, 1968) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Sexton was the world record holder for nearly a month in 1932. Despite his large frame (1.93 m, 108 kg), he cleared 1.96 m in the high jump in 1929. After retiring from sports he worked in insurance, becoming vice-president of a company in Perry, Oklahoma.

References

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/leo-sexton-1.html Leo Sexton]. sports-reference.com

[http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6017&Gender=M Leo Sexton]. trackfield.brinkster.net

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