In that same year, Biffle was named Track and Field News top collegiate track star. After graduating from university, he joined the U.S. Army in 1951. Next year he earned a spot on the 1952 U.S. Olympic team and won a gold medal on his final attempt in the Olympic final, jumping 7.57 meters (24 feet, 10 inches).
In the same year that Biffle was named Track and Field News top collegiate track star, he joined the U.S. Army in 1951. The following year, he earned a spot on the 1952 U.S. Olympic team and won a gold medal at the Olympics by clearing 7.57 meters (24 feet, 10 inches).