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Mel Walker

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American high jumper

United StatesLived 1914 to 2000 · aged 86
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Melvin E. Walker was an American track and field athlete specializing in high jump. He was the co-national champion with Dave Albritton in 1938. He finished a non-qualifying fourth place in the 1936 Olympic Trials.

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Melvin E. Walker was an American track and field athlete specializing in high jump. He was the co-national champion with Dave Albritton in 1938. He finished a non-qualifying fourth place in the 1936 Olympic Trials. That year, while representing Ohio State University, he had tied with his Ohio State teammate Albritton for the NCAA Championship. On August 12, 1937, he set the world record for high jump in Malmö, clearing 2.09 m. The record would stand until June 17, 1941, when it was beaten by Lester Steers.

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Lived 1914 to 2000 · aged 86
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