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Earle Meadows
Earle Elmer Meadows (June 29, 1913 – November 11, 1992) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. His jump was shown in Leni Riefenstahl's famous film Olympia.
Meadows competed with his teammate, Bill Sefton, from the University of Southern California. They won important titles and set new world records for pole vaulting in 1937. Meadows set more records indoors in 1941.
After his sports career, Meadows started a business selling musical instruments in Texas. In 2016, he was honored by being added to the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame.
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