Irving Baxter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Irving Baxter

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1876

Place of Birth: Utica, New York, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1957

Profession: athletics competitor, pole vaulter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Irving Knot Baxter (March 25, 1876 in Utica, New York – June 13, 1957) was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in both the men's high jump and the pole vault at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. Baxter also took second place to Ray Ewry in all three of the standing jumps (long, triple, and high) in 1900. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1901.