Sam Bellah

American track and field athlete
Bellah, circa 1918

Sam Bellah (Samuel Harrison Bellah; June 24, 1887 – January 9, 1963) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Metz, Monterey County, California and died in Oregon.[2]

In 1908 he finished sixth in the pole vault competition, twelfth in the long jump event, and 17th in the triple jump competition.[2]

Four years later he finished seventh in the pole vault event.[2]

Bellah represented the Stanford Cardinal track and field team and San Francisco Olympic Club, and later Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, Oregon.[2][3] He was United States pole vault co-champion in 1911 and sole champion in 1915.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sam Bellah". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sam Bellah Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sam Bellah Is After Record". The Spokesman-Review. August 29, 1915. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
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US National Championship winners in men's pole vault
1876–1878
New York Athletic Club
  • 1877: George McNichol
  • 1878: Alfred Ing
1879–1888
NAAAA
  • 1879–81: William Van Houten
  • 1882: B.F. Richardson
  • 1883–86: Hugh Baxter
  • 1887: Tom Ray (GBR) & Hugh Baxter
  • 1888Note 1: G.B. Quinn
1888–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993–onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
  • OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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