1908 Olympic Gold Medalist also invented the Erector Set, Gilbert Chemistry Sets, and was recently inducted to the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Park City, UT— A.C. Gilbert, 1908 Olympic gold medalist in pole vaulting, inventor of the pole vault box, and setter of two world pole-vaulting records, has had…
After attending the College of the Pacific, A. C. Gilbert enrolled at Yale, where their reputation as a fine vaulting center was just being established. In 1907 he was in a four-way tie for the IC4A title and all four vaulters were from Yale. In June 1908, Gilbert set world…
