VENICE HIGH SCHOOL 1936 YEARBOOK Gondolier LA CA w/ Cliff Bourland USA Olympian
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Condition Notes: Tight binding! Pages have light tanning, include several inscriptions/signatures, otherwise crisp/clean! Textured hardcover has some very light shelf/edge wear, otherwise great shape!
Title: The Gondolier
Format: Hardcover
School: Venice High School
City, State: Los Angeles, CA
Year: 1936
Additional Notes: Includes Clifford "Cliff" Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018), an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Born in Los Angeles, California, of a German mother and an American father, Bourland ran in a competition for the first time in 1932. Graduating from Venice High School in Los Angeles, Bourland enrolled to University of Southern California (USC) and was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell. Bourland won the AAU championships in 400 m and the NCAA championships in 440 yd in 1942 and 1943. During the World War II, Bourland served in the Navy as a captain of a landing craft tank. At the London Olympics, Bourland was fifth in 200 m and won the gold medal as a member of American 4 × 400 m relay team, running the second leg in 47.3 seconds.
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