Don Laz information

Don Laz
	Laz in 1951
Personal information
Born	May 17, 1929; Chicago, U.S.
Died	February 21, 1996 (aged 66); Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	4.65 m (1952i)
Medal record
Representing United States
Olympic Games
Pan American Games

Donald Robert Laz (May 17, 1929 – February 21, 1996) was an American pole vaulter. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics and a bronze at the 1955 Pan American Games. Domestically he held the NCAA title in 1951 and shared the AAU title in 1953. After retiring from competitions he worked as an architect in Champaign, Illinois, and retired after suffering a stroke.^[1]

Competing for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team, Laz won the 1951 NCAA DI outdoor pole vault title.^[2]

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