Tom Poor

Tom Woodson Poor (December 15, 1903 – December 20, 1965) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was born in Bismarck, Missouri, and died in Grove, Oklahoma.

He won the 1923 NCAA Championship in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet, 1 inch, while competing for University of Kansas. In 1924 he finished fourth in the high jump competition.^[2]

Poor later became the mayor of Olathe, Kansas.^[3] He died in 1965 due to a heart attack.^[4][5]

See also

• List of mayors of Olathe, Kansas

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Poor Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
2. "Tom Poor". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. "'Tom Poor Wrote His Own Epitaph'". The Olathe News. 19 Jan 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. "Tom Poor Was Rich In Friends". The Daily Oklahoman. 23 Dec 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
5. "T. Poor Dies Of 'Heart Attack'". Okmulgee Daily Times. 21 Dec 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 September 2025.