Morris Kirksey
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Morris Marshall•Kirksey |
| Used name | Morris•Kirksey |
| Born | 13 September 1895 in Waxahachie, Texas (USA) |
| Died | 25 November 1981 in Stanford, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 77 kg |
| Affiliations | Olympic Club, San Francisco (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
After graduating from Stanford, Morris Kirksey earned his medical degree from St. Louis Medical College. He later served for 25 years as a staff psychiatrist for the State Department of Corrections, working at San Quentin and Folsom prisons. Kirksey was known mostly as a sprinter on the track team while at Stanford. He won the IC4A 100 yards in 1921, and won the sprint double at both the New Zealand and Hawaiian championships. Apart from his medals in the 100 metres and relay Kirksey also competed in the 200 metres at Antwerp, but was eliminated in the heats. He is one of the few men to have won gold medals in two distinctly different Olympic sports.
Personal Bests: 100 – 10.6 (1919); 200 – 21.6 (1920).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Morris Kirksey | |||
| 100 metres, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 200 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 h1 r3/4 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| Rugby (Rugby) | USA |
Morris Kirksey | ||||
| Rugby, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |