Leo Sexton

American shot putter

Leo Sexton

Leo Sexton at the 1932 Olympics

Personal information

Born

August 27, 1909
Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Died

September 6, 1968 (aged 59)
Perry, Oklahoma, United States

Alma mater

Georgetown University

Height

1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

108 kg (238 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event

Shot put

Club

NYAC, New York

Achievements and titles

Personal best

16.16 m (1932)^[1]^[2]

Medal record

Representing the United States

Olympic Games
	1932 Los Angeles	Shot put

Leo Joseph Sexton (August 27, 1909 – September 6, 1968) was an American shot putter who won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Sexton was the world record holder for nearly a month in 1932. Despite his large frame (1.93 m, 108 kg), he cleared 1.96 m in the high jump in 1929. After retiring from sports he worked in insurance, becoming vice-president of a company in Perry, Oklahoma.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Leo Sexton. sports-reference.com
^ ^a ^b Leo Sexton. trackfield.brinkster.net

External links

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Leo Sexton at databaseOlympics.com

Records
Preceded by Emil Hirschfeld	Shot put world record holder August 27, 1932 – September 24, 1932	Succeeded by František Douda

Olympic champions in men's shot put

v t e US National Championship winners in men's shot put
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–78: Henry Buermeyer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–80: A.W. Adams 1881–86: Frank Lambrecht 1887: George Gray/Frank Lambrecht 1888^{Note 1}: Frank Lambrecht
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–94^{Note 1}: George Gray 1895: William Hickok 1896: George Gray 1897: Charles Hennemann 1898–99: Richard Sheldon 1900: Denis Horgan 1901: Fred Beck 1902: George Gray 1903: Leon Feuerbach 1904: Martin Sheridan 1905–06: Wesley Coe 1907–10: Ralph Rose 1911–12: Pat McDonald 1913: Lawrence Whitney 1914: Pat McDonald 1915–17: Arlie Mucks 1918: Alma Richards 1919–20^OT: Pat McDonald 1921: Bud Houser 1922: Pat McDonald 1923: Orville Wanzer 1924: Ralph Hills 1925: Bud Houser 1926: Herbert Schwarze 1927: John Kuck 1928^OT–31: Herman Brix 1932^OT: Leo Sexton 1933–35: Jack Torrance 1936: Dimitri Zaitz 1937: James Reynolds 1938: Frank Ryan 1939: Lilburn Williams 1940–42: Al Blozis 1943–44: Earl Audet 1945–46: Bill Bangert 1947–48: Jim Delaney 1949–50: Jim Fuchs 1951–55: Parry O'Brien 1956: Ken Bantum 1957: Bill Nieder 1958–60: Parry O'Brien 1961: Dallas Long 1962: Gary Gubner 1963: Dave Davis 1964: Randy Matson 1965: John McGrath 1966–68: Randy Matson 1969: Neal Steinhauer 1970: Randy Matson 1971: Karl Salb 1972: Randy Matson 1973–75: Al Feuerbach 1976–77: Terry Albritton 1978: Al Feuerbach 1979: Dave Laut
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Brian Oldfield 1981: Dave Laut 1982: Kevin Akins 1983: Dave Laut 1984: Augie Wolf 1985: Dave Laut 1986–87: John Brenner 1988: Ed Wade 1989: Randy Barnes 1990: Jim Doehring 1991: Ron Backes 1992^OT: Mike Stulce
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Randy Barnes 1994: C. J. Hunter 1995: Brent Noon 1996^OT–97: Randy Barnes 1998–99: John Godina 2000^OT: Adam Nelson 2001: John Godina 2002: Adam Nelson 2003: John Godina 2004^OT: Adam Nelson 2005: Christian Cantwell 2006: Adam Nelson 2007–08^OT: Reese Hoffa 2009–10: Christian Cantwell 2011: Adam Nelson 2012^OT: Reese Hoffa 2013: Ryan Whiting 2014–15: Joe Kovacs 2016^OT-17: Ryan Crouser 2018: Darrell Hill 2019: Ryan Crouser 2021^{2020 OT}: Ryan Crouser 2022-23: Ryan Crouser
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, 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.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's weight throw
1876-1878 – NYAC	1878: William Curtis
1879-1888 - NAAAA	1879–80: James McDermott 1881: John Britton 1882: H.W. West 1883: Frank Lambrecht 1884–87: Charles Queckberner 1888: James Mitchel (IRL)
1888-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–89: Wilson Coudon 1890: Charles Queckberner 1891–97: James Mitchel 1898: Richard Sheldon 1899: John Flanagan (IRL) 1900: James Mitchel 1901: John Flanagan 1902: Étienne Desmarteau (CAN) 1903: James Mitchel 1904: John Flanagan 1905: James Mitchel 1906–08: John Flanagan 1909: Lee Talbott 1910: Con Walsh 1911: Patrick McDonald 1912: Patrick Ryan 1913: Matt McGrath 1914: Patrick McDonald 1915: Lee Talbott 1916: Matt McGrath 1917: Patrick Ryan 1918: Matt McGrath 1919–21: Patrick McDonald 1922–25: Matt McGrath 1926–29: Patrick McDonald 1930–32: Leo Sexton 1933: Patrick McDonald 1934–35: Clark Haskins 1936–38: Louis Lepis 1939: Stanley Johnson 1940: Henry Dreyer 1941–44: Frank Berst 1945: Henry Dreyer 1946–47: Frank Berst 1948–49: Henry Dreyer 1950: Frank Berst 1951–52: Henry Dreyer 1953–59: Bob Backus 1960–64: Not held 1965: Bob Backus

v t e US National Indoor Championship winners in men's 35-lb weight throw
1932-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1932: Leo Sexton 1933: Mort Reznick 1934–35: Henry Dreyer 1936–38: Irving Folwartshny 1939: Henry Dreyer 1940: Niles Perkins 1941–47: Henry Dreyer 1948: Bob Bennett 1949: Samuel Felton 1950: Gil Borjeson 1951: Tom Bane 1952: Gil Borjeson 1953: Steve Dillon 1954–59: Bob Backus 1960: Hal Connolly 1961: Bob Backus 1962–64: Albert Hall 1965–66: Hal Connolly 1967–68: Ed Burke 1969: Albert Hall 1970–73: George Frenn 1974: Jacques Accambray (FRA) 1975: George Frenn 1976: Larry Hart 1977: George Frenn 1978–79: Ed Kania
1980-1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–82: Ed Kania 1983: Robert Weir (GBR) 1984–86: Jud Logan 1987: Lance Deal 1988: Walter Ciofani (FRA) 1989–92: Lance Deal
1993-onwards USA Track & Field	1993–96: Lance Deal 1997: Jud Logan 1998–2000: Lance Deal 2001–02: John McEwen 2003: A. G. Kruger 2004: James Parker 2005–07: A. G. Kruger 2008: Kibwé Johnson 2009–10: A. G. Kruger 2011: Jake Freeman 2012: A. G. Kruger 2013: Jake Freeman 2014–15: A. G. Kruger 2016: Colin Dunbar 2020: Conor McCullough

v t e 1932 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1932 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Ed Ablowich (r) Percy Beard Bill Carr Bill Chisholm Ernest Crosbie Frank Crowley Glenn Cunningham Glen Dawson Daniel Dean Hector Dyer (r) Ben Eastman Ivan Fuqua (r) Edwin Genung James Gordon Lou Gregory Norwood Hallowell Glenn Hardin Joe Healey James Henigan Ralph Hill Harry Hinkel Chuck Hornbostel Jack Keller Bob Kiesel (r) Joe McCluskey Ralph Metcalfe Albert Michelsen Hans Oldag Tom Ottey Eino Pentti Walter Pritchard Paul Rekers George Saling George Simpson Morgan Taylor Eddie Tolan Emmett Toppino (r) Edwin Turner Karl Warner (r) Frank Wykoff (r)
Men's field athletes	John Anderson Dick Barber Lee Bartlett Jim Bausch Sidney Bowman Wilson Charles Kenneth Churchill Clyde Coffman Frank Conner Sol Furth Ed Gordon Bill Graber Nelson Gray George Jefferson Paul Jessup Cornelius Johnson Henri LaBorde Grant McDougall Malcolm Metcalf Bill Miller Lambert Redd Rolland Romero Harlow Rothert Leo Sexton George Spitz Bob Van Osdel Pete Zaremba
Women's track athletes	Mary Carew (r) Babe Didrikson Evelyn Furtsch (r) Evelyne Hall Ethel Harrington Annette Rogers (r) Simone Schaller Wilhelmina von Bremen Elizabeth Wilde
Women's field athletes	Lillian Copeland Babe Didrikson Nan Gindele Margaret Jenkins Ruth Osburn Annette Rogers Gloria Russell Jean Shiley
Non-competing relay pool members	Arnold Adams Tidye Pickett Louise Stokes
Coaches	Lawson Robertson (men's head coach) Eddie Farrell (men's assistant coach) Harry Hillman (men's assistant coach) Jack Magee (men's assistant coach) George Vreeland (women's coach)