About John Bennett
Born 1930. John Bennett is an American athletics competitor.
John Dale Bennett (born November 14, 1930) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He competed for the United States in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the long jump, where he won the silver medal. Bennett attended Marquette University and won two NCAA titles while competing for the school's track and field team.
Bennett is the father of NASCAR talk show host Claire B. Lang, the "First Lady" of NASCAR Radio.
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Who is John Bennett?
American athlete
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John Bennett was born on 14 November 1930 in Grand Forks.
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John Bennett is an athletics competitor.
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· DBpedia: John Bennett (long jumper)
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