Bud houser biography discus

          When he won the discus in the Olympics he did it again on his last throw.

        1. When he won the discus in the Olympics he did it again on his last throw.
        2. Between Olympics, Houser set a world record for the discus with ¾ () in While he was at Southern Cal, Houser won the NCAA discus in and at.
        3. Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser (September 25, – October 1, ) was an American field athlete.
        4. Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser was an American field athlete.
        5. At the games in Paris, France, Houser won gold medals in the shot put and the discus throw, setting an Olympic record in the latter.

          6. Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser (September 25, – October 1, ) was an American field athlete....

          Bud Houser

          American shot putter and discus thrower

          Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser (September 25, 1901 – October 1, 1994) was an American field athlete.[3] He won Olympic gold medals in the discus throw in 1924 and 1928 and in the shot put in 1924.[1]

          Biography

          Houser was born in Winigan, Missouri, but later moved to Oxnard, California to escape the drought after both his parents died in 1911.

          He was raised by his sister Martha and her husband Walter Conklin. He gained his strength working in the fields; during summers he would load hay bales in 110-degree heat in Corcoran, California.[4]

          As a student at Oxnard High School, Houser participated in the California State Track Meets between 1920–22.

          His six wins in shot put and discus, each time breaking a state record, made him the most successful meet participant ever.[5] He was named "Athlete of the Meet" three years in a row.[6] During this time he developed a discus-thro