Fifty Years Ago Today: Hansen Wins Gold - Rice University Athletics

Fred Hansen's winning vault at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

Fifty Years Ago Today: Hansen Wins Gold

10/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field

Oct. 17, 2014

HOUSTON, Texas - Fifty years ago today, former Rice track and field standout Fred Hansen became the first and still only Rice athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, doing so in the pole vault at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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