Guinn Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
Date of Birth: 02-May-1920
Place of Birth: McKinney, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jan-2004
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Guinn Smith
- Owen Guinn Smith (May 2, 1920 – January 20, 2004) was an American athlete, the 1948 Olympic champion in the pole vault.Born in McKinney, Texas, Smith moved to California when he was a child.
- He was originally a high jumper, but UC Berkeley, the university he wanted to attend, already had a strong high jumping team, so he took up pole vaulting.
- He won the NCAA championships in 1941, the year before he graduated as a history major.
- During the remainder of World War II, Guinn Smith served as an air force pilot in Asia. Smith, the 1947 national pole vault champion, was sent to the 1948 Olympics in London.
- During a rainy competition, Smith took the gold in his last attempt for 4.30 m (14 ft 1?1/4 in). He died at age 83 in San Francisco of emphysema.
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