 Bayes Norton at the 1924 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1903 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | October 21, 1967 (aged 64) Gambier, Ohio, United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University,University of Oxford |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 200 m |
| Club | Yale Bulldogs, New Haven |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 200 m – 21.8 (1924) |
Bayes Marshall Norton (September 23, 1903 – October 21, 1967) was an American sprint runner. In 1924 he finished second in the 200 m at the U.S. Olympic Trials and fifth at the1924 Olympic Games.[1] He won aRhodes Scholarship and in the late 1920s ran for theUniversity of Oxford. He later became a professor of chemistry atKenyon College inGambier, Ohio. As a government consultant he contributed to theManhattan Project and toRockets, Guns and Targets, an official U.S. Government history book on science during World War II.[2]
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