Sam Richardson (athlete)

This article is about the Canadian Olympian. For Canadian curler, see Garnet Richardson. For the 18th-century English writer, see Samuel Richardson. For other people with similar names, see Samuel Richardson (disambiguation).
Sam Richardson
Medal record
Men's athletics
British Empire Games
1934 London Long jump
1934 London Triple jump

Samuel "Sam" Richardson (November 17, 1917 1989) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Toronto.

In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fifth in the Olympic 4x100 metre event. In the long jump competition he finished 14th and in the triple jump contest he finished 20th.

At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the long jump event and the silver medal in the triple jump competition.


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