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My Take
Bob Seagren strikes me as a pure competitor who refused to be defined by a single arena. The Pomona, California native won the 1968 Olympic pole vault gold and, out of USC, swept National AAU and NCAA titles while setting eight indoor world bests in the late 1960s. That alone is monstrous. What impresses me more is that he did not coast on it, pivoting afterward into acting and business. There is real nerve in a man who conquers one summit and then goes looking for another. That hunger, the refusal to settle for one talent, is the mark of a true champion in my book.
Overview
Robert Seagren (born October 17, 1946) is a retired American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. A native of Pomona, California, Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won six National AAU and four NCAA titles indoors and outdoors. Indoors he posted eight world bests between 1966 and 1969. He was also the Pan American Games champion in 1967.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Seagren
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・シーグレン
- Reading
- ぼぶ・しーぐれん
- Born
- October 17, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Pomona, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / pole vaulter / athletics competitor / television actor / businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Pomona High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.