Full name: Bayes Marshall Norton
Gender: Male
Height: 5-10 (178 cm)
Weight: 146 lbs (66 kg)
Born: September 23, 1903 in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 21, 1967 in Gambier, Ohio, United States
Affiliations: Yale Bulldogs, New Haven (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Athletics
Bayes Norton competed for Yale as a sprinter and finished second in the 1924 Olympic Trials. He earned a Rhodes Scholarship and competed thru the late 20s for Oxford in both the 100y and 220y. He later became a professor of chemistry at Kenyon College. He was a government consultant and was cited for his contribution to the Manhattan Project during World War II. He was co-author of an official US Government history of science in World War II, entitled Rockets, Guns and Targets. Personal Best: 200 â 21.8 (1924). |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1924 Summer | 20 | Paris | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | United States | USA | 5 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | L | |
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1924 Summer | 20 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Final | 5 | 22.0 | 3 | ||
1924 Summer | 20 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 22.1 | |
1924 Summer | 20 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Quarter-Finals | Heat Four | 2 | QU | 22.3 | |
1924 Summer | 20 | Paris | Athletics | United States | Round One | Heat Two | 1 | QU | 21.8 |