Fred Alderman
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Fred Alderman (Frederick Pitt Alderman; June 24, 1905 – September 15, 1998) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Alderman won, as a Michigan State College student, the NCAA Championships in 100 yd (91 m) and 220 yd (200 m) and IC4A Championships in 440 yd (400 m) in 1927.
At the Amsterdam Olympics, Alderman ran the third leg in the American 4x400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 3.14.2.
Alderman was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon while at Michigan State College. In 1992, he was inducted into the initial class of the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame[1].
Alderman died in Social Circle, Georgia, aged 93.
[edit] References
- ^ MSU Athletics Hall of Fame official website. Accessed Mar. 2011.
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