Robert Bruce Mathias

Robert Bruce Mathias
noun
United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930)
Syn: ↑Mathias, ↑Bob Mathias
Instance Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock

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