USA Track and Field Hall of Famer Arnie Robinson Jr. dies
Fred Jeter | 12/10/2020, 6 p.m.
Arnie Robinson
Arnie Paul Robinson Jr., the 1976 Olympic long- jump champion, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
He was 72 and residing in his hometown of San Diego.
Mr. Robinson leapt 27-43⁄4 feet to capture gold at the 1976 Summer Olympic games in Montreal. He had taken a third-place bronze at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
Also an acclaimed high- and triple-jumper, he had personal bests of 2.08 meters in the high jump and 15.54 meters for the triple jump.
Mr. Robinson, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2005, was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2000.
