Tom Woods (athlete)
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Tom Woods is a retired male high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

er from the United States
United States
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, who competed in the 1970s
1970s
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 for his native country. He set his personal best in the men's high jump event (2.27 metres) on 1975-06-20 in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

, winning the national title.

Achievements

1972 US National Championships
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
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Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
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6th 2.13 m
1973 US National Championships Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
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2nd 2.22 m
1976 US Olympic Trials
United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
The United States Olympic Trials for the sport of Track and Field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games. Since 1992, the meet has also served as the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Because of the depth of competition in some events,...

Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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7th 2.18 m
1975 Pan American Games
Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games
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Mexico City, Mexico 1st 2.25 m
US National Championships Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

1st 2.27 m
1978 US National Championships Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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5th 2.15 m
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