Walter Wood

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWalter Donogan•Wood
Used nameWalter•Wood
Born3 January 1914 in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New YorkUSA
DiedJanuary 1972
Measurements188 cm / 95 kg
AffiliationsNewark Athletic Club
NOCUnited StatesUSA

Biography

Walter Wood won the 1936 IC4A discus throw and placed third that year in the Olympic Trials. Wood finished 13th at the Olympics. At a meet in Praha (Prague) after the Olympics, Wood recorded his lifetime PR of 49.35. He competed for Cornell and the Newark AC.

Personal Bests: SP – 15.32 (50-3¼) (1935); DT – 49.35 (161-11) (1936).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Walter Wood
Discus Throw, Men (Olympic) 13