The 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome were fraught with change and significance. It was a time of racial struggle in the United States. The Cold War between the USSR and the United States was heating up.

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An American pole vaulter, Bragg was an Olympic gold medalist in the men’s pole vault in the 1960 Summer Olympic Games that were held in Rome. His clearance of 4.70 meters, at the time, was an Olympic ...