Richard Aldrich Babka (September 23, 1936 – January 15, 2022) was an American discus thrower. A former world record holder, Babka also won a silver medal in the discus event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]
He starred in football, basketball, and baseball in addition to track and field at Palo Alto High School before graduating in 1954. He subsequently attended nearby Menlo College and the University of Southern California (USC). Knee injuries eventually obliged him to withdraw from USC's football and basketball teams, but as a discus thrower he continued to climb toward the top of the world rankings.
Babka continued to compete as a discus thrower until 1969, when he retired to devote himself to various business pursuits.
He later resided in California. Babka was also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians, which was founded by fellow Olympic discus thrower and American Olympics teammate Al Oerter.[2] He died on January 15, 2022, at the age of 85.[1]
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Rome, where he was the slight favorite over teammate RinkBabka, who was the world record holder. Babka was in the lead for the first four of the six rounds...
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States Des Koch United States 1960 Rome details Al Oerter United States RinkBabka United States Dick Cochran United States 1964 Tokyo details Al Oerter...
Jeremy Anderson (artist) (attended 1940s), sculptor, professor of art RinkBabka (1954), Olympic discus thrower Joan Baez (1958), folk singer Lisa Brennan-Jobs...
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Yerman Earl Young George Young Ron Zinn Men's field athletes Bill Alley RinkBabka Ed Bagdonas Terry Beucher Ralph Boston Don Bragg Al Cantello Dave Clark...
Olympians and Paralympians have contributed works to the foundation: RinkBabka – Painting Carl Borack – Film / Video / Photography Roald Bradstock –...
Cal 53.65 1956 Ron Drummond UCLA 52.74 1957 Al Oerter Kansas 56.49 1958 RinkBabka Southern Cal 56.74 Al Oerter Kansas 1959 Dick Cochran Missouri 54.25 1960...
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Yerman Earl Young George Young Ron Zinn Men's field athletes Bill Alley RinkBabka Ed Bagdonas Terry Beucher Ralph Boston Don Bragg Al Cantello Dave Clark...
Carney William May Clifton Cushman Irvin Roberson Ron Morris Parry O'Brien RinkBabka Sam Hall Gary Tobian Paula Pope (2) Frank Chapot, William Steinkraus,...
(1929–1984), American hurdler Dick Ault (1925–2007), American Olympian RinkBabka (1936–2022), American discus thrower Dick Barber (1910–1983), American...
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Yerman Earl Young George Young Ron Zinn Men's field athletes Bill Alley RinkBabka Ed Bagdonas Terry Beucher Ralph Boston Don Bragg Al Cantello Dave Clark...
Yerman Earl Young George Young Ron Zinn Men's field athletes Bill Alley RinkBabka Ed Bagdonas Terry Beucher Ralph Boston Don Bragg Al Cantello Dave Clark...
Vines – tennis champion Ed Ablowich – Olympic champion, track & field RinkBabka – Olympic silver medalist, discus throw; former world record holder[citation...
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the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, behind fellow Americans Al Oerter and RinkBabka. A native of Brookfield, Missouri, Cochran was on the University of Missouri...
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