Bayes Norton

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBayes Marshall•Norton
Used nameBayes•Norton
Born23 September 1903 in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts (USA)
Died21 October 1967 in Gambier, Ohio (USA)
Measurements178 cm / 66 kg
AffiliationsYale Bulldogs, New Haven (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

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 – 21.8 (1924).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Bayes Norton
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 5