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Competitor for the United States

Lee Stratford Barnes (July 16, 1906 – December 28, 1970) was an American athlete from Utah who competed in the men's pole vault.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Oxnard, California.

Barnes attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.^[1] He competed in Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and won gold, beating fellow American polevaulter Glen Graham, who received silver.

According to Robert Osbourn, he was the only person who did a stunt for Buster Keaton in a movie. He pole vaulted for Keaton in the silent film College.

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^ USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.

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Preceded by Sabin Carr	Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder April 28, 1928 – July 16, 1932	Succeeded by Bill Graber

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[USColympians-0] USC OLYMPIANS: 1904-2008, USC Trojans Athletic Department, Accessed August 13, 2008.

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