Robert LeGendre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert LeGendre

American pentathlete

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1898

Place of Birth: Lewiston, Maine, United States

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1931

Profession: athletics competitor, pentathlete

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert "Bob" Lucien LeGendre (January 7, 1898 – January 21, 1931) was an American track and field athlete.
He competed in the pentathlon at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place, respectively.
He failed to qualify for the 1924 Olympics in the long jump, yet at the 1924 Olympic pentathlon competition he set a world record in that event at 7.76 metres (25.5 ft).
He won the pentathlon at the Inter-Allied Games in 1919, beating Eugene Vidal and Géo André.While studying at the Georgetown University, LeGendre also played American football and baseball.
He earned Ph.D.
and D.D.S.
degrees there and signed a Hollywood contract as a film actor.
He abandoned the movie career and became a dentist in Washington.