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Fred Hansen
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<p>Frederick Morgan Hansen (born December 29, 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. </p><p>A 1963 graduate of <a href="/facts/Rice_University/YvEYoWMn">Rice University</a>, he competed in the pole vault for the United States in the <a href="/facts/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics/dtJojAWn">1964 Summer Olympics</a> held in <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>, Japan, where he won the gold medal. He held the <a href="/facts/Men%27s_pole_vault_world_record_progression/KCf4vLSv">world record in the pole vault</a> for almost 2 years, first set as 5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) on June 13, 1964, and then improved to 5.28 m (17 ft 3+3⁄4 in) on July 25, 1964, at the USA vs USSR dual meet at the <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum/c1TzwaQs">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>. </p>