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Clement Smoot

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Clement Smoot

Golfer Clement Smoot (left) with Edward Cummins
Medal record
Men's golf
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis Team

Clement Eyer Smoot (April 7, 1884 – January 19, 1963) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 6th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 22nd in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play.[2] Smoot was also a successful businessman as he founded an industrial lighting company called Smoot-Holman Electrical Company.[3]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clement Smoot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clement Smoot". Olympedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  3. ^ https://olympics.com/en/athletes/clement-e-smoot
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