Robert Grandison "Bob" Leavitt was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics. Robert Leavitt was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Williams College in 1907. He never won any major tournament except the Olympic Games. At Athens, American Hugo Friend was favored to win the gold medal in high hurdles. But Friend stumbled against the first hurdle and was out.

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  • Robert Grandison "Bob" Leavitt was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics. Robert Leavitt was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Williams College in 1907. He never won any major tournament except the Olympic Games. At Athens, American Hugo Friend was favored to win the gold medal in high hurdles. But Friend stumbled against the first hurdle and was out. Leavitt and Alfred Healey from Great Britain leaped over the hurdles in one rhythm and finished in the same time. After protracted discussion, Olympic officials decided that Leavitt had won by one foot.
  • Robert Grandison Leavitt war ein US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet. Bei einer Körpergröße von 1,80 m hatte er ein Wettkampfgewicht von 73 kg. Während seiner Collegezeit am Williams College lief Robert Leavitt 1905 15,8 Sekunden über 120-Yards-Hürden. Bei den Olympischen Zwischenspielen 1906 gewann Leavitt den 110-Meter-Hürdenlauf in 16,2 Sekunden. Er kam zeitgleich mit dem Briten Alfred Healey ins Ziel, wurde aber von den Zielrichtern nach längerer Diskussion mit einem Fuß vorn gesehen. Nachdem er sein Studium abgebrochen hatte, arbeitete Leavitt viele Jahre bei der Brighton Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts.
  • Robert Grandison Leavitt var en amerikansk friidrettsutøver. Under jubileumslekene 1906 i Athen vant Leavitt 110 meter hekk på tiden 16,2. Han fikk samme tid som briten Alfred Healey, men ble dømt foran i mål.
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  • Robert Grandison "Bob" Leavitt was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1906 Summer Olympics. Robert Leavitt was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Williams College in 1907. He never won any major tournament except the Olympic Games. At Athens, American Hugo Friend was favored to win the gold medal in high hurdles. But Friend stumbled against the first hurdle and was out.
  • Robert Grandison Leavitt war ein US-amerikanischer Leichtathlet. Bei einer Körpergröße von 1,80 m hatte er ein Wettkampfgewicht von 73 kg. Während seiner Collegezeit am Williams College lief Robert Leavitt 1905 15,8 Sekunden über 120-Yards-Hürden. Bei den Olympischen Zwischenspielen 1906 gewann Leavitt den 110-Meter-Hürdenlauf in 16,2 Sekunden. Er kam zeitgleich mit dem Briten Alfred Healey ins Ziel, wurde aber von den Zielrichtern nach längerer Diskussion mit einem Fuß vorn gesehen.
  • Robert Grandison Leavitt var en amerikansk friidrettsutøver. Under jubileumslekene 1906 i Athen vant Leavitt 110 meter hekk på tiden 16,2. Han fikk samme tid som briten Alfred Healey, men ble dømt foran i mål.
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