About Marc Wright
Lived 1890 – 1975 (aged 85). Marc Wright was an American athletics competitor.
Marcus Snowell Wright (April 21, 1890 – August 5, 1975) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He was born in Chicago and died in Reading, Massachusetts.
Wright competed for the United States in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden, in the pole vault. He won the silver medal with a clearance of 3.85 m behind the 3.95 m of the winner Harry Babcock.
Wright graduated from Dartmouth College in 1913.
Records Marc Wright is the first man to clear 4.00 m in pole vaulting, he is also the first world record holder in the discipline.
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Who was Marc Wright?
American pole vaulter (1890–1975)
When was Marc Wright born?
Marc Wright was born on 21 April 1890 in Chicago.
When did Marc Wright die?
Marc Wright died on 5 August 1975 in Reading.
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Marc Wright was an athletics competitor.
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Marc Wright was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Marc Wright. https://biography.guide/marc-wright/
MLA: "Marc Wright." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/marc-wright/.
Chicago: "Marc Wright." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/marc-wright/.
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