Sam Bellah
American track and field athlete
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Sam Bellah (Samuel Harrison Bellah; June 24, 1887 – January 9, 1963) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was born in Metz, Monterey County, California and died in Oregon.[2]
In 1908 he finished sixth in the pole vault competition, twelfth in the long jump event, and 17th in the triple jump competition.[2]
Four years later he finished seventh in the pole vault event.[2]
Bellah represented the Stanford Cardinal track and field team and San Francisco Olympic Club, and later Multnomah Athletic Club of Portland, Oregon.[2][3] He was United States pole vault co-champion in 1911 and sole champion in 1915.[4]
