David Albritton (1913-1994) was an American athlete, specializing in the high jump, and later a politician. His athletic career peaked at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he won the silver medal. At those Games, he was one of eighteen African American athletes whose participation openly challenged the racial ideology of the Nazi regime. Along with fellow countryman and gold medalist Cornelius Johnson, Albritton was a pioneer of the straddle technique, which profoundly innovated the discipline. That same year, during the U.S. Olympic Trials, they both set the world record with a height of 2.07 meters. After retiring from athletics, he worked as a teacher and coach before embarking on a long political career, serving six terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. For his athletic achievements, he was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1980.