George Saling [SEP] manner of death
accident in Missouri six months after the Olympic Games, aged only 23.
George Saling
George J. Saling (July 27, 1909 – April 15, 1933) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Saling was born in Memphis, Missouri, but the family moved to Corydon, Iowa when George was three months old. He graduated from Corydon High School in 1927 and was the captain of the basketball team. At the University of Iowa established himself as a world class hurdler during his senior year in 1932, winning the NCAA Championships in 110 m