 Morris and Leni Riefenstahl in 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Glenn Edgar Morris | |||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1912 Simla, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | January 31, 1974 (aged 61) Palo Alto, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Colorado State | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
| Military career | ||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United States | |||||||||||
| Service/ |  United States Navy | |||||||||||
| Unit | Pacific Theater | |||||||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Denver Athletic Club | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 (1936) 400 m – 49.4 (1936) 110 mH – 14.6 (1936) 400 mH – 544 (1934) LJ – 6.97 m (1936) SP – 14.45 m (1936) DT – 43.10 m (1936) JT – 56.06 m (1936) Decathlon – 7254 (1936)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Glenn Edgar Morris (June 18, 1912 – January 31, 1974) was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records.[3] He attended Colorado A&M — now known as Colorado State University — and played football as well as track and field. He was also an occasional actor, he portrayed Tarzan in Tarzan's Revenge.