Frederick Morgan "Fred" Hansen (born December 29, 1940 in Cuero, Texas

Cuero, Texas

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) is an American

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 former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.

A 1963 graduate of Rice University

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, he competed for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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 held in Tokyo

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, Japan

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 in the pole vault where he won the gold medal. He currently is a practicing dentist in Houston, Texas, in the Memorial area of town.

External links

• Fred Hansen biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.