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The Bob Mathias Story: Directed by Francis D. Lyon. With Bob Mathias, Ward Bond, Melba Mathias, Howard Petrie. California school boy and Stanford University student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Francis D. Lyon
- 1954-10-24
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The Bob Mathias Story is a 1954 American sports drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of Bob Mathias (portraying himself), the first man to win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in London in 1948 and in Helsinki in 1952.
In 1948, in Tulare, California, Bob Mathias, a seventeen-year-old high school student and star athlete, is persuaded by his coach to try out for the Olympic Games.
- Francis D. Lyon, Hal Klein, Paul Wurtzel
- Bob Mathias
Aug 29, 2024 · Bob Mathias was an American athlete, the youngest to win a gold medal in the decathlon in Olympic competition. After his victory in 1948 at age 17, he returned to win a second Olympic gold medal in 1952. Afflicted with anemia in boyhood, Mathias developed strength by engaging in sports, and he was.
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California school boy and Stanford University student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. The film begins with him as a 17-year-old schoolboy in Tulare, California where his high school track coach, played by Ward Bond, encourages him to train for the Olympics, with the ...
Producer William E. Selwyn's film editors must have had a field day themselves, sifting the spectacular footage photographed at London and later at Helsinki, where in 1952 Mr. Mathias became the only contestant ever to win the Olympic Decathlon twice.
The Bob Mathias Story is a 1954 American sports drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of Bob Mathias, the first man to...
