Frank Conner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrank Norris•Conner
Used nameFrank•Conner
Born6 October 1908 in Exeter, New Hampshire (USA)
Died22 June 1944 (aged 35 years 8 months 16 days) in San Joaquin, California (USA)
Measurements180 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsNYAC, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Frank Conner won the AAU hammer throw title in 1932, and also won the Olympic Trials that year. He was runner-up in the AAU 56-lb. weight throw in 1932 as well. Connor was IC4A champion in the hammer for Yale in 1930-31 after graduating from The Hill School in Philadelphia in 1927. Conner later became a farmer in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

Personal Best: HT – 54.20 (177-10) (1930).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Frank Conner
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) 6
1932 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Frank Conner
Hammer Throw, Men (Olympic) NM